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Etymology of Haber

* As a Jewish and German surname, from the noun Haber (“oat”), more commonly spelled as Haver. * Also as a Jewish surname, from the German name (Habern) for Habry in the Czech Republic. This name is from Czech habr (“hor

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A surname from German. · German chemist Fritz Haber, who co-invented the Haber process for producing ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen.

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* As a Jewish and German surname, from the noun Haber (“oat”), more commonly spelled as Haver. * Also as a Jewish surname, from the German name (Habern) for Habry in the Czech Republic. This name is from Czech habr (“hornbeam”).

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  • Derivation mentionhabrcs · hornbeam
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