Hearn
See also: hearn
English
Etymology
- As an Irish surname, from Ó heachthighearna, "descendant of Eachthighearna" from each (“horse”) + tighearna (“lord, master”).
- As an Irish surname, also from Ó huidhrín; see Herron.
- As an English surname, spelling variant of Heron.
- As an English surname, from Old English hyrne (“river bend, hill recess”).
- As an English surname, related to the root of horn.
- As an English surname, named after Herne in Bedfordshire, from Old English hær (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /hɜːn/
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hearn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 148.
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