Carne

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginProto-Brythonic *karn ← Proto-Celtic *karnos →
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Meanings

proper nounCarne (countable and uncountable, plural Carnes)

plural Carnes

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A place in England:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet on Gillan Creek in St Anthony-in-Meneage parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW7724).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in St Dennis parish, mid Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9558).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet and nearby beach in Veryan parish, on the south coast of Cornwall (OS grid ref SW9138).

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*karnos
  2. Proto-Brythonic*karn
  3. EnglishCarne

Two main origins: * As a Cornish surname, from karn (“cairn”), from Proto-Brythonic *karn, from Proto-Celtic *karnos. * As a French surname, from the noun charnière (“hinge, joint”). Also, from chair (“flesh”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Carne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carne

MLA

“Carne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carne.

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