Hur

Borrowed from Korean 허(許) (heo).

Hur (plural Hurs)

1. A surname.
   • 2024 March 11, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Paula Reid, “Capitol Hill hearing puts Robert Hur, investigator behind Biden classified documents probe, back in the spotlight”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Over the past year, Hur was tasked with investigating classified documents found at Biden’s home and private office from his time as vice president. Hur was seen as a meticulous investigator during the probe, sources told CNN.

• 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.

• HRU, RHU, Rhu

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

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

Hur f (plural Hurn or Hurna)

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

• Hurarei
• Hurnkind
• Hurnsohn

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

Hur f

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

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

• hud (Föhr-Amrum)
• hödj (Mooring)

From Old Frisian hōd. Cognates include West Frisian hoed.

Hur m (plural Huđer)

1. (Sylt) hat

Compare German Hure, Dutch hoer, English whore.

Hur f (plural Hure)

1. whore, prostitute

• hure