Herren
See also: herren and HERREN
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Herren.
Proper noun
Herren (plural Herrens)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Herren is the 7463rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4466 individuals. Herren is most common among White (90.17%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herren”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 169.
German
Pronunciation
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Noun
Herren m
- all-case plural of Herr
- (less common) genitive/dative/accusative singular of Herr
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Capitalized definite form of herre (“master, lord, ruler”). See that word for more. The use for this sense is probably a calque of Medieval Latin Dominus, from Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios). This calquing (together with capitalization) is akin to English Lord.
Proper noun
Herren m (indefinite or vocative Herre)
- (religion) the Lord
Swedish
Etymology
From herre.
Proper noun
Herren c (genitive Herrens)
- (religion) The Lord
- Synonym: (archaic) Herran