Hearne in my family tree
Herne in my family tree
1. English: topographic name for someone who lived by a bend in a river or in a recess in a hill, both of which are meanings of Middle English herne (Old English hyrne). It may also be a habitation name from any of the various places, such as Herne in Kent and Hurn in Dorset, which are named with the Old English word. Its exact original sense and its etymology are not clear; it may be a derivative of horn Horn. 2. English: variant of Heron, a nickname for a tall, thin person resembling a heron, from the Middle English heiroun, heyron (Old French hairon, of Germanic origin). 3. English: habitation name from Herne in Bedfordshire, so called from the dative plural (originally used after a preposition) of Old English hœr stone. 4. Irish: variant of Ahern, an anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEachthighearna descendant of Eachthighearna, a personal name composed of the elements each horse + tighearna master, lord.
Variants: Hearne, Hern, Herne, Hurn, Hurne, Harn; Hernaman, Herniman, Harniman, Horniman, Hurman.
Hearne in my family tree
Herne in my family tree
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