Dorn

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Dorn 1
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Type Surname (from location & ornamental)
Usage German, Jewish, Flemish

Meaning & History

Means "thorn" in German. Given as a habitational name to someone who lived near thorn bushes, or as an ornamental name.
Added 9/30/2014 by anonymous
Edited 9/11/2024 by jocatchi and Beautiful Victory

Dorn 2
Revisions 2a. listed usages are verified
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English

Meaning & History

Either a place name from Dorn, Worcestershire, possibly derived from a root word meaning "fort, stronghold", or a variant of Thorn from Middle High German dorn "thorn" (from ancient Germanic þurnaz).
Added 1/21/2023 by Paradiso36
Edited 9/11/2024 by jocatchi, Mike C and Paradiso36