Haring

See also: haring

English

Etymology

Dutch and German surname from Middle Low German harinc (“herring”).

Proper noun

Haring (plural Harings)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Haring is the 10671^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2997 individuals. Haring is most common among White (94.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Haring”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Old High German hārinc, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring, *haring, perhaps from a substrate language. Cognates include German Hering, Dutch haring, Yiddish הערינג (hering), English herring, Luxembourgish Hierk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːriŋ/
• Hyphenation: Ha‧ring

Noun

Haring m (plural Haring)

1. herring (fish in Clupea)
2. tent peg
3. thin person, usually male

Hyponyms

• Lungaharing

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Harrenk in 1803-1820. Potentially derived from haar (“sandy ridge”) suffixed with -ing. Compare Op den Hering.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦaː.rɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: Ha‧ring
• Rhymes: -aːrɪŋ
• Homophone: haring

Proper noun

Haring n

1. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN