Warne

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English wagian →
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Meanings

proper nounWarne (countable and uncountable, plural Warnes)

plural Warnes · alternative Warnes

  1. countableA surname from Old English.
  2. A placename, from the surname:
    1. countableuncountableA small town in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Brasstown Township, Clay County, North Carolina, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwagian“to sway, shake, quiver”
  2. EnglishWarne

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon recorded as Wagefen in the Domesday Book, probably from Old English wagian (“to sway, shake, quiver”) + fen (“bog, marsh”).

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APA

Warne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Warne

MLA

“Warne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Warne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Warne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Warne.

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