Heron
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
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heron”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 169.
Anagrams
Esperanto
Proper noun
Heron
- accusative of Hero