Dial., Archaic heron
hern
hern
noun
Hern is an English male given name or surname that is defined as mythical hunter.
An example of Hern is a first name for an English man.
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Origin
From Middle English herne, hyrne, from Old English hyrne (“corner”), from Proto-Germanic *hurnijō, *hurnijǭ (“projecting point, corner, angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱera(w)-, *ḱrū- (“horn”). More at hirn.
Origin
Dialectal variant of en.
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