Harris

See also: harris

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæɹɪs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æɹɪs

Etymology 1

From Harry +‎ -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Harry, a male given name derived from a Middle English pronunciation of Old French Henri.

Proper noun

Harris (countable and uncountable, plural Harrises)

1. (countable) An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
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2. (countable) A male given name.
3. A placename
   1. A township in Lake Timiskaming, Timiskaming district, Northeastern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada
   2. A village in the Rural Municipality of Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada
   3. A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada
   4. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Indiana.
      2. A minor city in Osceola County, Iowa.
      3. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kansas.
      4. A city in Chisago County, Minnesota.
      5. A minor city in Sullivan County, Missouri.
      6. A hamlet in Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.
      7. An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
      8. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon.
      9. A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
   5. An abandoned settlement in Montserrat, destroyed by volcanic eruptions.
   6. Ellipsis of Harris Township.
   7. Ellipsis of Harris County.

Derived terms

• Cameltoe Harris
• County of Harris
• Harrisburg
• Harrisburgh
• Harris County
• Harris Lake
• Harris line
• Harris Mountain
• Harrison
• Harris's hawk
• Harris Township
• Harrisville
• Lewis with Harris
• Rural Municipality of Harris
• Township of Harris

Related terms

• Harrisburg
• Harrisburgh
• Harrison
• Harry
• Henry

Translations

English surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哈里斯 (zh) (Hālǐsī)

• Greek: Χάρις (el) (Cháris)
• Russian: Ха́ррис (ru) (Xárris)
• Ukrainian: Га́ррис (Hárrys)
• Vietnamese: Ha-rít

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Harris is the 25^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 624,252 individuals. Harris is most common among White (51.4%) and Black/African American (42.4%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse hérað (“hundred (administrative district)”), or from Old Norse hærri (“higher”), referring to the high hills on the island, especially compared to Lewis.

Proper noun

Harris (uncountable)

1. The southern and more mountainous part of Lewis and Harris, an island in the Outer Hebrides and Western Isles council area, Scotland.

Derived terms

• harris
• harris tweed
• Harris tweed
• Lewis and Harris

Translations

southern part of Lewis and Harris

• Scottish Gaelic: Hearadh

Anagrams

• Sirrah, arrish, rarish, sirrah