Haring

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English

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Etymology

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From the Dutch and German surname from Middle Low German harinc (herring).

Proper noun

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Haring (plural Harings)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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Haring m (plural Haring)

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

Hyponyms

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Haring n

  1. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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