Hone
See also: hone, høne, and Hōne
English
Proper noun
Hone
- A surname.
Derived terms
- Honesdale
Maori
Alternative forms
- Hōne
Proper noun
Hone
- a male given name, equivalent to English John
Related terms
- Hoani
References
- Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index
- Fletcher Index of Maori Names
- Ancestry.com: Exact search for the given name "Hone" in documents relating to New Zealand. Accessed on 25 February 2016
Saterland Frisian
n Hone (1).
n Hone (2).
n Hone (3).
Etymology
From Old Frisian hona, from Proto-West Germanic *hanō. Cognates include German Hahn and West Frisian hoanne.
The senses "tap" and "hammer" are a semantic loan from German Hahn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoːnə/
- Hyphenation: Ho‧ne
- Rhymes: -oːnə
Noun
Hone m (plural Honen)
- cock, rooster
- tap, faucet, spigot
- cock, hammer (of a firearm)
Declension
- Kudderhone
Related terms
- Hanne
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “Hone”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN