Warne
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Old English. countable
- 2 A placename, from the surname:; A small town in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Brasstown Township, Clay County, North Carolina, United States. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon recorded as Wagefen in the Domesday Book, probably from Old English wagian (“to sway, shake, quiver”) + fen (“bog, marsh”).
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