Hone

See also: hone, høne, and Hōne

English

Proper noun

Hone

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Honesdale

Maori

Alternative forms

• Hōne

Proper noun

Hone

1. a male given name, equivalent to English John

Related terms

• Hoani

References

• [1] Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index
• [2] Fletcher Index of Maori Names
• [3] Ancestry.com: Exact search for the given name "Hone" in documents relating to New Zealand. Accessed on 25 February 2016

Saterland Frisian

n Hone (1).

n Hone (2).

n Hone (3).

Etymology

From Old Frisian hona, from Proto-West Germanic *hanō. Cognates include German Hahn and West Frisian hoanne.

The senses "tap" and "hammer" are a semantic loan from German Hahn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːnə/
• Hyphenation: Ho‧ne
• Rhymes: -oːnə

Noun

Hone m (plural Honen)

1. cock, rooster
2. tap, faucet, spigot
3. cock, hammer (of a firearm)

Declension

• Kudderhone

 

Related terms

• Hanne

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Hone”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN