Meaning and background
The story behind Harbor
Harbor connects a sheltered place for ships with an older history of lodging and protection. That provides a more specific story than a vague promise of safety. The selected spelling is Harbor, so it should be preserved rather than automatically changed to Harbour in British-oriented copy. An owner's connection may be a particular waterfront or the idea of a place to return to. Those personal associations can explain the choice while the documented word history remains distinct from any claim about the dog.
- Origin
- English shelter word whose coastal sense developed from older lodging and protection vocabulary. Source
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