Hornung.
February
Meaning & usage
February
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German hornunc, from Old High German hornung (“bastard”) (viz.); one of Charlemagne's proposed names for reformed calendar months with limited success, according to Einhard. The apparent semantic connection has been postulated to February being the "odd one out" amongst months (shortest and changing dates), hence the "bastard month". Compare Pennsylvania German Hanning, Old English hornungsunu (“bastard”), Frankish hōrni(n)g.
a surname
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German hornunc, from Old High German hornung (“bastard”) (viz.); one of Charlemagne's proposed names for reformed calendar months with limited success, according to Einhard. The apparent semantic connection has been postulated to February being the "odd one out" amongst months (shortest and changing dates), hence the "bastard month". Compare Pennsylvania German Hanning, Old English hornungsunu (“bastard”), Frankish hōrni(n)g.
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