harle

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noun

A bird, the red-breasted merganser.

OriginGerman Härle ← French Harlé →
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Meanings

harle1

nounharle (plural harles)

plural harles

  1. archaicA bird, the red-breasted merganser.

Harle2

proper nounHarle (plural Harles)

plural Harles

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. FrenchHarlé
  2. GermanHärle
  3. EnglishHarle

Various origins: * Borrowed from South German Härle. * Habitational surname from the villages of Kirkharle and Little Harle, possibly named from an Old English personal name Herela, a derivative of here (“army”). * Borrowed from French Harlé, a topographic surname from harle (“ditch”).

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APA

harle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harle

MLA

“harle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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