Hour

What “Hour” means

Noun

1. A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
2. A season, moment, or time.
3. The time.
4. Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
5. The amount of labor demanded by an employer in terms of time.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ Ancient Greek ὥρᾱ (hṓrā)bor. Latin hōra Old French hourebor. Middle English houre English hour From Middle English houre, hour, oure, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra (“hour”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “any time or period, whether of the year, month, or day”), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”). Akin to Old English ġēar (“year”). Doublet of hora and year. Compare horary. Partly displaced native Old English tīd (“time, hour”), whence Modern English tide.

Business name ideas with “Hour”

Industries where “Hour” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• One-Hour Photofinishing
• Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour)