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harle

harle noun: a bird, the red-breasted merganser.

Noun

harle (plural harles)

  1. (archaic) A bird, the red-breasted merganser.

Proper noun capitalized: Harle

Harle (plural Harles)

  1. A surname.

Forms of harle

Noun
pluralharles
Proper noun
pluralHarles

Origin of harle

Various origins: * Borrowed from South German Härle. * Habitational surname from the villages of Kirkharle and Little Harle, possibly named from an Old English personal name Herela, a derivative of here (“army”). * Borrowed from French Harlé, a topographic surname from harle (“ditch”).

Questions about harle

What does harle mean?
Harle means a bird, the red-breasted merganser.
What part of speech is harle?
Harle can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of harle?
The plural of harle is harles.

Words near harle in the dictionary

  1. Harlan's red-tailed hawks
  2. Harland
  3. Harlands
  4. Harlaston
  5. Harlaxton
  6. harle
  7. Harlech
  8. harled
  9. Harlee
  10. Harleian
  11. Harleigh

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