Herne
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Herne the Hunter, an English mythological figure; an antlered ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire.
- 2 A village in Herne and Broomfield parish, City of Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1865).
- 3 A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- 4 A surname.
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More examples"Tom fell into a coma caused by his alcoholism in January 1983, and died in May without having regained consciousness, at St. Mary's Hospital in Herne."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Unknown. Suggested by R. Lowe Thompson to derive from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“horn”), which would mean it is related to English horn. Others have suggested that it comes from Old English Herian (literally “warrior-leader”), which is a name for Woden. Another theory is that it derives from the surname Horne.
Etymology 2
From Old English hyrne (“corner”).
Etymology 3
From German Herne.
Etymology 4
Variant of Hearn.
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