Hern - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Hern \he-rn\ is a variant of Ahearn (Celtic) and Herne (Old English), and the meaning of Hern is "horse-lord; heron".

The baby name Hern sounds like Herin and Hearn. Other similar baby names are Bern, Herv, Herb, Kern, Tern and Vern.

Hern is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#11215 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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