O'Hare

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó hAichir →
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Meanings

proper nounO'Hare (plural O'Hares)

plural O'Hares · alternative O'Hair · alternative O'Haire

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ hAichir“descendant of Aichear”
  2. EnglishO'Hare

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAichir (“descendant of Aichear”), a byname from aichear (“sharp, keen”).

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APA

O'Hare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Hare

MLA

“O'Hare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Hare. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “O'Hare,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Hare.

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