Harmon
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English
Etymology
- As an English surname, by way of Norman/Anglo-Norman/Middle English/Old French from Proto-West Germanic *hari (“army”) + *mann (“man”), similar to Herman. Also Americanized from German variants such as Harmann, Hermann. Compare Harman.
- As an Irish surname, variant of Hargadon, from Ó hArgadáin (literally “descendant of Argadán”), from a diminutive of airgead (“silver”).
Proper noun
Harmon
- A surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A village in Lee County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Ellis County, Oklahoma.
- A ghost town in Stinnett, Washburn County, Wisconsin.