Haran
See also: haran
English edit
Etymology edit
A variant of Haren, or a reduced form of Hanrahan, both Irish surnames.
Proper noun edit
Haran (plural Harans)
- A surname from Irish.
- (biblical) a place in the Bible, possibly identical to Harran in modern-day Turkey that served as Abraham's temporary home after God called him in Ur but before he departed, the place where his father Terah died
- (biblical) one of Abraham's two brothers
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Haran is the 26534th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 919 individuals. Haran is most common among White (83.46%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Haran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 128.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Biblical Hebrew חָרָן (Ḥārān), itself from Sumerian 𒌷𒊮𒆜 (Uru.Šà.Kaskal)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈha.raːn/, [ˈhäräːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ran/, [ˈäːrän]
Proper noun edit
Harān ? sg (indeclinable)
Declension edit
Indeclinable noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Harān |
Genitive | Harān |
Dative | Harān |
Accusative | Harān |
Ablative | Harān |
Vocative | Harān |
Locative | Harān |