About Harris
The name Harris is of English and Scottish origin and is derived from the medieval given name Harry, which itself is a diminutive form of Henry. The name Henry comes from the Germanic elements "heim," meaning "home," and "ric," meaning "ruler" or "king." Therefore, the name Harris can be interpreted to mean "ruler of the home" or "king of the household."
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Most individuals with the name Harris are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -21.74% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Harris in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Harris using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.