Herne

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proper noun

Herne the Hunter, an English mythological figure; an antlered ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire.

OriginProto-Indo-European *ḱer- ← Old English Herian →
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Meanings

Herne1

proper noun
  1. human sciencesHerne the Hunter, an English mythological figure; an antlered ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire.

Herne2

proper noun
  1. A village in Herne and Broomfield parish, City of Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1865).

Herne3

proper noun
  1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Herne4

proper nounHerne (plural Hernes)

plural Hernes

  1. A surname.

Origin

Herne · proper noun

  1. Old EnglishHerian
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-“horn”
  3. EnglishHerne

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.

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Herne · proper noun

  1. Old Englishhyrne“corner”
  2. EnglishHerne

From Old English hyrne (“corner”).

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Herne · proper noun

  1. GermanHerne
  2. GermanHerne
  3. EnglishHerne

Borrowed from German Herne.

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Herne · proper noun

Variant of Hearn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NeherHerenRhene
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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