Herschel.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A male given name.
The planet Uranus. In use until the mid-19th century as an alternative to Georgium Sidus after King George III.
One of several impact craters in the Solar System, such as the one on Mimas.
A place name: A special service area in the Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A place name: A former settlement on Herschel Island, Yukon, Canada.
A place name: A settlement in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after Sir John Herschel.
Where this word comes from
(Uranus): after its discoverer, William Herschel.
A heptomino shaped like the lowercase letter h, critical as a methuselah.
Where this word comes from
(Uranus): after its discoverer, William Herschel.
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