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Warne

Warne proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Warne (countable and uncountable, plural Warnes)

  1. (countable) A surname from Old English.
  2. A small town in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Brasstown Township, Clay County, North Carolina, United States.

Forms of Warne

pluralWarnes
alternative formWarnes

Origin of Warne

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”).

Questions about Warne

What does Warne mean?
Warne means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Warne?
Warne is a proper noun.

Words near Warne in the dictionary

  1. warn't
  2. warnable
  3. Warncoort
  4. Warndarang
  5. Warndon
  6. Warne
  7. Warnecke
  8. Warneckes
  9. warned
  10. Warneet
  11. Warneke

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