Hepburn

Meanings

1. A surname.
2. A system of romanization of Japanese, short for "Hepburn romanization".
3. A place name:
4. A hamlet in Chillingham parish, northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0624).
5. A town north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
6. A local government area in central Victoria, Australia; in full, the Shire of Hepburn.
7. A town in the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.
8. A number of places in the United States:
9. An unincorporated community in Center Township, Posey County, Indiana.
10. A minor city in Page County, Iowa.
11. An unincorporated community in Dudley Township, Hardin County, Ohio.
12. A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania.

Etymology

From Old English hēa, definite form of hēah (“high”) + byrġen (“tumulus”). The romanization system is named after its inventor, James Curtis Hepburn.