Hone

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See also: hone, høne, and Hōne

English

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Proper noun

Hone

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

Maori

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Hone

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John

Related terms

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

Noun

Hone m (plural Honen)

  1. cock, rooster
  2. tap, faucet, spigot
  3. cock, hammer (of a firearm)

Declension

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References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Hone”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN