Given name & surname · also Dutch

Haring

“herring”

Haring is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from Middle Low German.

Original GermanHering

Meaning & origin

What it means

Haring goes back to Middle Low German harinc, meaning “herring.”

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Where it comes from

Haring comes from Dutch, and ultimately from Middle Low German.

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How it developed

From Middle Low German harinc (“herring”).

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Haring’s family of names

In English usage, Haring as a surname has a related form in HARIG. In German usage, Haring as a surname has a related form in HERING.

Walk Haring’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Old High German

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Ancient Greek

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German

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Sibling ideas

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