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Hernon

Hernon proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Hernon (plural Hernons)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Hernon

pluralHernons

Origin of Hernon

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hIarnáin (“descendant of Iarnán”), possibly a diminutive of íarn (“iron”).

Questions about Hernon

What does Hernon mean?
Hernon means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Hernon?
Hernon is a proper noun.

Words near Hernon in the dictionary

  1. herniorrhaphies
  2. herniorrhaphy
  3. herniotomies
  4. herniotomy
  5. herniæ
  6. Hernon
  7. Hernons
  8. hernovine
  9. herns
  10. hernshaw
  11. hernshaws

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