English Explanatory Dictionary

Herne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Herne the Hunter, an English mythological figure; an antlered ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire.
name
  1. A village in Herne and Broomfield parish, City of Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1865).
name
  1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Herne Hernes

Etymology

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.

Related words

Herne Hill

Derived words

Herne and Broomfield Herne Bay
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