- Hern
Hern is an English masculine
given name meaning "mythical hunter". There are variants including the Celtic "Herne " ("mythical hunter God"), associated withHerne the Hunter . Hern is also common as asurname , including theBritish Isles variant "A'hern" and the Irish variant "O'Hern". People with the name Hern include: [cite web |url=http://www.babynamecollection.com/hern.html |title=Hern meaning and Hern origin, relative names |publisher=babynamecollection.com |accessdate=2007-12-30] Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Hern
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gender =Male
meaning ="mythical hunter"
region =British Isles
origin =English language
related names =Herne, A'hern, O'hern
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Dick Hern (1921 - 2002), British horse trainer
*Tom Hern (born 1984), New Zealand actor
*Riley Hern (1880 - 1929), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
*Warren Hern (born ?), American physician;Variants
*Bertie Ahern (born 1951), Irish prime minister from 1997-2008.
*Basia A'Hern (born 1989), English-born Australian actor
*Nicholas A'Hern (born 1969), Australian race walker
*Nick O'Hern (born 1971), Australian golferOther uses
* The term has also become a synonym for "an American" (with the associated adjective "Hernian") among fans of
The Goon Show , following the Goons' habit of parodying American accents with repetitions of "hern".The term was also used on television in the early 1960's be Red Skelton who was playing a visiting Martian in a skit and asked a passerby on the street if he "had change for a Hern" which was the Martian unit of currency.References
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