Given name & surname

Hernon

“descendant of Iarnán”

Hernon is a surname, possibly from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hernon possibly goes back to Irish Ó hIarnáin, meaning “descendant of Iarnán.”

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Where it comes from

Hernon possibly comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Irish Ó hIarnáin (“descendant of Iarnán”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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