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Herne

Herne proper noun: herne the Hunter, an English mythological figure; an antlered ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire.

Proper noun (1)

Herne

  1. Herne the Hunter, an English mythological figure; an antlered ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire.

Proper noun (2)

Herne

  1. A village in Herne and Broomfield parish, City of Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1865).

Proper noun (3)

Herne

  1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Proper noun (4)

Herne (plural Hernes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Herne

pluralHernes

Origin of Herne

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.

From Old English hyrne (“corner”).

Borrowed from German Herne.

Words formed from Herne

Questions about Herne

What does Herne mean?
Herne means herne the Hunter, an English mythological figure; an antlered ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire.
What part of speech is Herne?
Herne is a proper noun.

Words near Herne in the dictionary

  1. hernandulcin
  2. hernani
  3. hernanis
  4. Herndon
  5. Herndons
  6. Herne
  7. Herne and Broomfield
  8. Herne Bay
  9. Herne Hill
  10. Herner
  11. Herners

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