name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Herr
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CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana, United States.
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noun
Meaning 3
Used as a courtesy title before the surname of a German-speaking man.
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Synonyms: Hr.
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noun
Meaning 4
a German courtesy title or form of address for a man
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: title, title of respect, form of address
noun
Meaning 5
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: man, adult male
History
Etymology
As a title and German and Jewish surname (also found in Hungary and France), from the noun Herr (“gentleman, sir”).
As a Hmongic surname, variant of Her, named after the Her clan, written in Chinese as 侯 (compare Hou).