Herne.
Herne the Hunter, an English mythological figure; an antlered ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire.
Meaning & usage
Herne the Hunter, an English mythological figure; an antlered ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire.
Where this word comes from
Unknown. Suggested by R. Lowe Thompson to derive from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“horn”), which would mean it is related to English horn. Others have suggested that it comes from Old English Herian (literally “warrior-leader”), which is a name for Woden. Another theory is that it derives from the surname Horne.
A village in Herne and Broomfield parish, City of Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1865).
Where this word comes from
From Old English hyrne (“corner”).
A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Herne.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
Variant of Hearn.
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