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Harris¹
- /ˈhæɹɪs/ Australia, UK, US
- /ˈhaɹɪs/ British, Northern England, Southern
- /ˈhɛɹɪs/
- /ˈhaɾɪs/ Scotland, Wales
Rhymes with -æɹɪs
Where it comes from
From Harry + -s (“patronymic suffix”). From Harry, a male given name derived from a Middle English pronunciation of Old French Henri.
proper noun Harrises
- An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic. In 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold killed 12 of their fellow students and a teacher before taking their own lives in the school library.
- A male given name.
- A township in Lake Timiskaming, Timiskaming district, Northeastern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
- A village in the Rural Municipality of Harris, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Osceola County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kansas.
- A city in Chisago County, Minnesota.
- A minor city in Sullivan County, Missouri.
- A hamlet in Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon.
- A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships, including one each in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Harris Township.
- An abandoned settlement in Montserrat, destroyed by volcanic eruptions.
- Ellipsis of Harris County
Harris²
- /ˈhæɹɪs/ Australia, UK, US
- /ˈhaɹɪs/ British, Northern England, Southern
- /ˈhɛɹɪs/
- /ˈhaɾɪs/ Scotland, Wales
Rhymes with -æɹɪs
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse hérað (“hundred (administrative district)”), or from Old Norse hærri (“higher”), referring to the high hills on the island, especially compared to Lewis.
proper noun
- The southern and more mountainous part of Lewis and Harris, an island in the Outer Hebrides and Western Isles council area, Scotland.
harris³
- /ˈhæɹɪs/
Where it comes from
* (rhyming slang): Ellipsis of harris tweed (“weed, marijuana”); from Harris tweed.
noun
- A dried preparation of the flowering tops or other parts of the cannabis plant used as a psychotropic drug. I'd rather stay in with some harris than go to the pub after work tonight.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: harassed, troubled, vexed, annoyed, pestered, stuart, ogilvie, goodenough, massey, haas, kessler, horace, driver, haris, kefauver, pester
Translations
Talk about this word "harris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/harris. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. harris. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/harris "harris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/harris.Cite this
@misc{harris_2026,
title = {harris},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harris},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
