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
- 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)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- 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.
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