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Etymology 1

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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

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Ahr

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

References

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

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German Ahr.

Proper noun

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Ahr (plural Ahrs)

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

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