Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name, also used as a pet form of Henry and Harold.
  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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Medieval English spoken form of Old French Henri.

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Examples

  • I was a bit dissapointed that house elves have been cut yet again and that there was an add on scene at the weasleys house - the whole point was that harry was safe there, the death eaters werent supposed to be able to get in (otherwise Voldemort would have been in there like a shot to kill Harry.)

    Harry Potter's Gone to Pot! 2009

  • Kisses are due to Harry, then, because it was done before I went to bed. * blows kiss to Las Vegas, where it lands on sleeping Harry*

    How to Accomplish Your Dreams 2008

  • I think that J.K. Rowling should write one more harry potter book about what happened in the nineteen years left out in the last chapter with Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

    JK Rowling: That Unauthorised Harry Potter Book Is ‘Theft’ 2008

  • HARRY Belford was not at the Hall when Mrs. Elwyn quitted it for Cheltenham, but from the weekly letters which she wrote to Mr. Elwyn, and which were in general carelessly thrown on the library-table, he gathered that her health did not mend; and Mr. Elwyn always yielding to any proposition of his favourite, Harry rode down to

    Substance and Shadow; or, the Fisherman's Daughter of Brighton Anonymous 1812

  • WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER Universal is learning on the fly how to manage hordes of Harry

    SplicedFeed 2010

  • WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER Universal is learning on the fly how to manage hordes of Harry

    SplicedFeed 2010

  • Building adventure returns to Hogwarts? with LEGO HARRY POTTER? as Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid and iconic, constructible locations and scenes from the November movie launch in August ($10.99 - $129.99).

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER Universal is learning on the fly how to manage hordes of Harry

    SplicedFeed 2010

  • WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER Universal is learning on the fly how to manage hordes of Harry

    SplicedFeed 2010

  • WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER Universal is learning on the fly how to manage hordes of Harry

    SplicedFeed 2010

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