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Heron.

A surname.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

  2. A census-designated place in Sanders County, Montana, United States.

Where this word comes from

* As an English and French surname, from heron. * As an English surname, from Harome in Yorkshire, from Old English harum, dative plural of hær (“stone”) * As an Irish surname, from O'Heron, from Ó hUidhrín (literally “descendant of Uidhrín”), from odhar (“swarthy”). * As an Irish surname, from Ó hEaráin; see Haren. * As an Irish surname, from Mac Giolla Chiaráin (literally “son of the servant of Ciarán”); see Kieran.

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