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Harris
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harris
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈhæɹɪs/ RP,AU,<<US>> <<nMmmm>>
en /ˈhaɹɪs/ SSB,Northern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Harris.wav Southern England
en /ˈhɛɹɪs/ US,CA,Mmmm
en /ˈhaɾɪs/ Scotland,Wales
en æɹɪs 2
Etymology 1
From en Harry -s patronymic suffix. From en Harry, a male given name derived from a en enm - pronunciation of en fro Henri.
Proper noun
~ * +
en countable en English and Welsh patronymics.
en Laura Smith-Spark Are mass killings on the increase? Criminologist says no w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/03/us/us-mass-killings 2012-04-03 In 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold killed 12 of their fellow students and a teacher before taking their own lives in the school library. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614212732/https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/03/us/us-mass-killings/
en Charles M. Blow Kamala Harris Isn’t Americans’ ‘Momala.’ She’s Our Vice President. w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/opinion/drew-barrymore-kamala-harris.html 2024-05-01 On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” and in a lighthearted moment, explained — as she did during the last presidential election cycle — that in her blended family, her stepchildren affectionately call her Momala. https://web.archive.org/web/20240503160343/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/opinion/drew-barrymore-kamala-harris.html
en Stephen Collinson Trump’s personal attacks aren’t just who he is. They’re his strategy w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/26/politics/trump-personal-attacks-policy-harris-analysis 2024-08-26 Her tone shift involved former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton lampooning their fellow ex-president as a figure of ridicule. Then Harris closed the trap with a line in her convention speech: “Trump is an unserious man. But the consequences … of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious.” https://web.archive.org/web/20240910135549/https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/26/politics/trump-personal-attacks-policy-harris-analysis/
en countable en male.
A placename:
en township r/Lake Timiskaming district/Timiskaming r/Northeastern Ontario r/Northern Ontario p/Ontario c/Canada.
en village rural municipality/Harris p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
en rural municipality p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
en number of places c/USA:
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/North co/Marshall County s/Indiana.
en minor city co/Osceola County s/Iowa.
en unincorporated community co/Anderson County s/Kansas.
en city co/Chisago County s/Minnesota.
en minor city co/Sullivan County s/Missouri.
en hamlet town/Thompson co/Sullivan County s/New York.
en unincorporated community co/Rutherford County s/North Carolina.
en unincorporated community co/Benton County s/Oregon.
en town co/Marquette County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>>, including one each in <<s/Illinois>>, <<s/Indiana>>, <<s/Michigan>>, <<s/Minnesota>>, <<s/Missouri>>, <<s/Ohio>> and <<s/Pennsylvania>>, listed under Harris Township.
en abandoned settlement terr/Montserrat, destroyed by volcanic eruptions.
en Harris County.
Derived terms
en Cameltoe Harris County of Harris Harrisburg Harrisburgh Harris County Harris Lake Harris line Harris Mountain Harrison Harris Park Harris platelet syndrome Harris's hawk Harrisian Harrisite Harris Township Harrisville Harris buck Lewis with Harris Mount Harris Mrs. Harris Rural Municipality of Harris Township of Harris
Related terms
en Harrison Harry Henry Harrisburg Harrisburgh
Translations
English surname
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 哈里斯 Hālǐsī
Greek: el Χάρις
Hindi: hi हैरिस
Khmer: km ហារីស
Russian: ru Ха́ррис
Ukrainian: uk Га́ррис
Vietnamese: vi Ha-rít
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Harris is the 25th 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
en. Perhaps from en non hérað hundred (administrative district), or from en non hár hærri higher, referring to the high hills on the island, especially compared to Lewis.
Proper noun
-
en The southern and more mountainous part of <<isl/Lewis and Harris>>, an island in the <<r/Outer Hebrides>> and <<carea/Western Isles>>, <<cc/Scotland>>.
Derived terms
en Harris tweed Lewis and Harris harris tweed harris South Harris
Translations
southern part of Lewis and Harris
Scottish Gaelic: gd Hearadh
Anagrams
en ahirrs Sirrah arrish rarish sirrah
en Islands