Harbach

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle High German Horbach ← Old French herberge →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A municipality in Altenkirchen district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  3. A village in Grünberg, Hesse, Germany.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchherberge“shelter, inn”
  2. Middle High GermanHorbach
  3. EnglishHarbach

* As a south German surname, from several places in Germany, such as Harbach in Landkreis Altenkirchen, from Middle High German Horbach. * As an English surname, variant of Harbage, Herbage, occupational surname from Old French herberge (“shelter, inn”).

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Harbach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harbach.

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