Heron

See also: heron and héron

English

Etymology

• As an English and French surname, from heron.
• As an English surname, from Harome in Yorkshire, from Old English harum, dative plural of hær (“stone”)
• As an Irish surname, from O'Heron, from Ó hUidhrín (literally “descendant of Uidhrín”), from odhar (“swarthy”).
• As an Irish surname, from Ó hEaráin; see Haren.
• As an Irish surname, from Mac Giolla Chiaráin (literally “son of the servant of Ciarán”); see Kieran.

Proper noun

Heron

1. A surname.
2. A census-designated place in Sanders County, Montana, United States.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Honer, Horne, Rhone, Rhône, honer, horne, rhone

Esperanto

Proper noun

Heron

1. accusative of Hero