Harmon

H4A1R1M3O1N1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginProto-West Germanic *hari →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A village in Lee County, Illinois.
    2. An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
    3. An unincorporated community in Ellis County, Oklahoma.
    4. A ghost town in Stinnett, Washburn County, Wisconsin.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*hari“army”
  2. EnglishHarmon

* As an English surname, by way of Norman/Anglo-Norman/Middle English/Old French from Proto-West Germanic *hari (“army”) + *mann (“man”), similar to Herman. Also Americanized from German variants such as Harmann, Hermann. Compare Harman. * As an Irish surname, variant of Hargadon, from Ó hArgadáin (literally “descendant of Argadán”), from a diminutive of airgead (“silver”).

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HormanNorhamRohmanhamronMarohn
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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