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Harmon

Harmon proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Harmon

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Lee County, Illinois.
  3. An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Ellis County, Oklahoma.
  5. A ghost town in Stinnett, Washburn County, Wisconsin.

Origin of Harmon

* As an English surname, by way of Norman/Anglo-Norman/Middle English/Old French from Proto-West Germanic *hari (“army”) + *mann (“man”), similar to Herman. Also Americanized from German variants such as Harmann, Hermann. Compare Harman. * As an Irish surname, variant of Hargadon, from Ó hArgadáin (literally “descendant of Argadán”), from a diminutive of airgead (“silver”).

Words formed from Harmon

Questions about Harmon

What does Harmon mean?
Harmon means a surname.
What part of speech is Harmon?
Harmon is a proper noun.

Words near Harmon in the dictionary

  1. harmol
  2. harmolodic
  3. harmolodics
  4. harmomegathic
  5. harmomegathy
  6. Harmon
  7. Harmon County
  8. Harmoni
  9. harmonia
  10. harmoniacal
  11. harmoniai

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