# Harbach

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A municipality in Altenkirchen district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
3. A village in Grünberg, Hesse, Germany.

## Etymology
* As a south German surname, from several places in Germany, such as Harbach in Landkreis Altenkirchen, from Middle High German Horbach.
* As an English surname, variant of Harbage, Herbage, occupational surname from Old French herberge (“shelter, inn”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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