Hepburn.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A system of romanization of Japanese, short for "Hepburn romanization".
A place name: A hamlet in Chillingham parish, northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0624).
A place name: A town north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A place name: A local government area in central Victoria, Australia; in full, the Shire of Hepburn.
A place name: A town in the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Center Township, Posey County, Indiana.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Page County, Iowa.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Dudley Township, Hardin County, Ohio.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania.
Where this word comes from
From Old English hēa, definite form of hēah (“high”) + byrġen (“tumulus”). The romanization system is named after its inventor, James Curtis Hepburn.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.