Last name origins & meanings:
- English (mainly South Wales and southwestern England): from the
medieval personal name Harry, which was the usual vernacular
form of Henry, with assimilation of the consonantal cluster and
regular Middle English change of -er- to
-ar-.
- French: from the Germanic personal name
Hariric, composed of the elements hari, heri
‘army’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.
This name appears in the following lists:
Favorite Children's Book/Show Characters,
Presidents' Kids,
Rock Kings and Queens,
U.S. Presidents
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