Scharnhorst
English
Etymology
From German Scharnhorst, from Low German Scharnhorst, from Middle Low German Scharnhorst, from scharn + horst.
Proper noun
Scharnhorst
- Several locations in northern Germany
- A habitational surname for someone from Scharnhorst, born by a famous 19th-century Prussian general and military theoreticist
- Several German ships named after the general, including a Kriegsmarine capital ship which participated in WWII