Etymology

Rohn

R1O1H4N1

Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle High German ron ← Ecclesiastical Latin Hieronymus
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  1. Ecclesiastical Latin · derived fromHieronymus
  2. Middle High German · derived fromron“stump, block”
  3. English todayRohn

From the German surname, from the obsolete noun Middle High German ron (“stump, block”). Also a medieval derivative of Ecclesiastical Latin Hieronymus (compare Jerome).

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