Hur

name

name ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

    "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."

  2. 2
    The Main Directorate of Intelligence [of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine].

    "As a result of an operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, known as HUR, in Kursk Oblast of Russia, a truck with Russian drones was destroyed, a source familiar with the matter told Ukrinform."

Example

More examples

"Miss Stacy caught me reading Ben Hur in school yesterday afternoon when I should have been studying my Canadian history."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Korean 허(許) (heo).

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Ukrainian ГУР (HUR).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.