Hepburn
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A system of romanization of Japanese, short for "Hepburn romanization".
- 3 A place name:; A hamlet in Chillingham parish, northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0624).
- 4 A place name:; A town north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- 5 A place name:; A local government area in central Victoria, Australia; in full, the Shire of Hepburn.
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- 6 A place name:; A town in the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.
- 7 A place name:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Center Township, Posey County, Indiana.
- 8 A place name:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Page County, Iowa.
- 9 A place name:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Dudley Township, Hardin County, Ohio.
- 10 A place name:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania.
Example
More examples"Don't people tell you you look like Audrey Hepburn?"
Etymology
From Old English hēa, definite form of hēah (“high”) + byrġen (“tumulus”). The romanization system is named after its inventor, James Curtis Hepburn.