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harlan

/hˈɑɹlən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
har-lan
IPA
/hˈɑɹlən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Old English.

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A male given name transferred from the surname or place name.

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Etymology

American contraction of Harland, from Old English har (“grey”) / hara (“hare”) + land (“land”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Harlan County

Rhymes With

marlon marlin macfarlane mcfarlane arlen mcfarlin mcfarlan carlen karlen carlan

Questions

How do you pronounce harlan?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑɹlən/.
What does harlan mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does harlan come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce harlan

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