Thorne

See also: thorn

English

Proper noun

Thorne

  1. An English surname from Middle English, variant of Thorn.
  2. A community in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A municipality in Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  4. Two hamlets in Cornwall, England.
  5. A market town and civil parish (served by Thorne-Moorends Town Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6813).
  6. An unincorporated community in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States.
  7. A railroad junction in Mineral County, Nevada, United States; the name is a shortening of Hawthorne in the same county.

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French

Etymology

The municipality is named after the English market town of Thorne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔʁn/
  • Hyphenation: Thorne
  • Rhymes: -ɔʁn

Proper noun

Thorne m

  1. A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

  • Thornite
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