Harris

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A male given name.
• A placename
• The southern and more mountainous part of Lewis (island) and Harris, an island in the Outer (region) Hebrides and Western (council area) Isles, Scotland (constituent country).

Origin

• Harry + -s. From Harry, a male given name derived form a Middle English pronunciation of Old French Henri.
• Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse hérað ("hundred (administrative district)"), or from Old Norse hár ("higher"), referring to the high hills on the island, especially compared to Lewis.