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

Anagrams

• HRU, RHU, Rhu

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

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German huore, from Old High German huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ.

Noun

Hur f

1. (Erzgebirgisch, mildly vulgar) whore, prostitute
2. (Erzgebirgisch, vulgar) whore, slut

References

• 1992 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Wie dr Schnoobl gewaschen is, P. 44

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• hud (Föhr-Amrum)
• hödj (Mooring)

Etymology

From Old Frisian hōd. Cognates include West Frisian hoed.

Noun

Hur m (plural Huđer)

1. (Sylt) hat

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Hure, Dutch hoer, English whore.

Noun

Hur f (plural Hure)

1. whore, prostitute

Related terms

• hure