Hern
Hern is an English masculine given name meaning "mythical hunter". There are variants including the Celtic Herne ("mythical hunter God"), associated with Herne the Hunter. Hern is also common as a surname, including the British Isles variant "A'hern" and the Irish variant "O'Hern". Recorded alternative spellings include Harn, Hearn, Hearne and Herne. People with the name Hern include:[1]
| Hern | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English language |
| Meaning | "mythical hunter" |
| Region of origin | British Isles |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Harn, Herne, Hearne, A'hern, O'hern |
- Dick Hern (1921–2002), British horse trainer
- Tom Hern (born 1984), New Zealand actor
- Riley Hern (1880–1929), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Warren Hern (born ?), American physician
- Variants
- Bertie Ahern (born 1951), Irish prime minister from 1997-2008.
- Basia A'Hern (born 1989), English-born Australian actor
- Nicholas A'Hern (born 1969), Australian race walker
- Nick O'Hern (born 1971), Australian golfer
Other uses
- An archaic term for a heron
- The term has also become a synonym for "an American" (with the associated adjective "Hernian") among fans of The Goon Show, following the Goons' habit of parodying American accents with repetitions of "hern".
- The term was also used on television in the early 1960s by Red Skelton who was playing a visiting Martian in a skit and asked a passerby on the street if he "had change for a hern" which was the Martian unit of currency.
See also
References
- ↑ "Hern meaning and Hern origin, relative names". babynamecollection.com. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
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