Herren

See also: herren and HERREN

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Herren.

Proper noun

Herren (plural Herrens)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Herren is the 7463^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4466 individuals. Herren is most common among White (90.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herren”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 169.

Noun

Herren

1. plural of Herr

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Herren m

1. all-case plural of Herr
2. (less common) genitive/dative/accusative singular of Herr

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Capitalized definite form of herre (“master, lord, ruler”). See that word for more. The use for this sense is probably a calque of Medieval Latin Dominus, from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios). This calquing (together with capitalization) is akin to English Lord.

Proper noun

Herren m (indefinite or vocative Herre)

1. (religion) the Lord

Swedish

Etymology

From herre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɛrːɛn/

Proper noun

Herren c (genitive Herrens)

1. (religion) The Lord

   Synonym: (archaic) Herran