Thorne

See also: thorn

English

Proper noun

Thorne

1. An English surname from Middle English, variant of Thorn.
2. A community in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
3. A municipality in Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
4. Two hamlets in Cornwall, England.
5. A market town and civil parish (served by Thorne-Moorends Town Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6813).
6. An unincorporated community in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States.
7. A railroad junction in Mineral County, Nevada, United States; the name is a shortening of Hawthorne in the same county.

Derived terms

• Thorne-Żytkow object

 

Anagrams

• 'nother, Hornet, Rhoten, Theron, Thoren, enhort, hornet, nother, other'n, throne

French

Etymology

The municipality is named after the English market town of Thorne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔʁn/
• Hyphenation: Thorne
• Rhymes: -ɔʁn

Proper noun

Thorne m

1. A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

• Thornite