Haran

See also: haran

English

Etymology

A variant of Haren, or a reduced form of Hanrahan, both Irish surnames.

Proper noun

Haran (plural Harans)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. (biblical) a place in the Bible, possibly identical to Harran in modern-day Turkey that served as Abraham's temporary home after God called him in Ur but before he departed, the place where his father Terah died
3. (biblical) one of Abraham's two brothers

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Haran is the 26534^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 919 individuals. Haran is most common among White (83.46%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Haran”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 128.

Anagrams

• Nahar

Latin

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חָרָן (Ḥārān), itself from Sumerian 𒌷𒊮𒆜 (Uru.Šà.Kaskal)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈha.raːn/, [ˈhäräːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ran/, [ˈäːrän]

Proper noun

Harān ? sg (indeclinable)

1. Harran, a city mentioned in the Bible

Declension

Indeclinable noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Harān
genitive	Harān
dative	Harān
accusative	Harān
ablative	Harān
vocative	Harān
locative	Harān

Synonyms

• Carrhae