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Harris.

An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhæɹɪs/Australia, Received-Pronunciation, US/ˈhaɹɪs/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/ˈhɛɹɪs//ˈhaɾɪs/Scotland, Wales

  1. An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.

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  2. A male given name.

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  3. A placename: A township in Lake Timiskaming, Timiskaming district, Northeastern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

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  4. A placename: A village in the Rural Municipality of Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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  5. A placename: A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.

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  6. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana.

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  7. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Osceola County, Iowa.

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  8. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kansas.

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  9. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Chisago County, Minnesota.

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  10. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Sullivan County, Missouri.

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  11. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.

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  12. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

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  13. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon.

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  14. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.

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  15. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships, including one each in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Harris Township.

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  16. A placename: An abandoned settlement in Montserrat, destroyed by volcanic eruptions.

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  17. A placename: Ellipsis of Harris County.

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Where this word comes from

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

name/ˈhæɹɪs/Australia, Received-Pronunciation, US/ˈhaɹɪs/British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard/ˈhɛɹɪs//ˈhaɾɪs/Scotland, Wales

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

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Where this word comes from

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.

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