Ahr

English

Etymology 1

From German, derived from an obsolete word for "water" present in other hydronyms such as Aachen and Aach, from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“river”).

Proper noun

Ahr

1. A German river that flows from the Rhine to the North Sea

References

• Guide to Bonn and its environs [tr. from Der Fremde in Bonn].. (1845). Germany: B. Pleimes, p. 58

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Ahr.

Proper noun

Ahr (plural Ahrs)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ahr is the 41501^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Ahr is most common among White (92.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ahr”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 15.

Anagrams

• HAR, RHA, har, rah