The story
- Old English · inherited fromhar“grey”
- English todayHarlan
American contraction of Harland, from Old English har (“grey”) / hara (“hare”) + land (“land”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishhar all →
hareHargroveHargravehoarHarstonCharlton HorethorneHoar Crosshoar frost
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.