Harlan
[ˈhɑːrlən]Meaning
English surname from a place name meaning "hare land" in Old English
Background Story
Harlan is an English surname, taken from a place name meaning "hare land" in Old English. It is an American contraction of Harland, from Old English har, "grey", or hara, "hare", and land, "land". In America it has sometimes been given in honour of the Supreme Court justice John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911).
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