Hur

See also: hur, hür, húr, hůř, and Hür

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 허(許) (heo).

Proper noun

Hur (plural Hurs)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hur is the 13759th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2199 individuals. Hur is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.0%) individuals.

Anagrams

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German huore, from Old High German huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear, loved”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhuːɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Hur

Noun

Hur f (plural Hurn or Hurna)

  1. (mildly vulgar) whore (female prostitute)
  2. (vulgar, derogatory) whore; slut (sexually unreserved woman); fornicatrix, fornicator (female)

Derived terms
  • Hurarei
  • Hurnkind
  • Hurnsohn

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Hure, Dutch hoer, English whore.

Noun

Hur f (plural Hure)

  1. whore, prostitute
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