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harle¹

noun harles

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

Harle²

Where it comes from

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”).

proper noun Harles

  1. A surname.

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"harle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/harle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"harle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/harle.

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@misc{harle_2026,
  title = {harle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}