- Fearn
Fearn may refer to:
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Fearn (letter) , the third letter of theOgham alphabet, as named in Irish
* TheHill of Fearn , in the Highland council area of ScotlandLast name
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Fearn — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: John Fearn (1768–1837), britischer Seefahrer Naomi Fearn (* 1976), deutsch amerikanische Comiczeichnerin Ronnie Fearn, Baron Fearn (*1931), britischer Politiker Thomas Fearn (1789–1863), amerikanischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fearn — (spr. Fern), John, geb. 1767; war früher Seemann, stand dann im Dienste der Ostindischen Compagnie u. lebte zuletzt in London, wo er 1837 starb; origineller u. scharfsinniger Metaphysiker; er schr.: An essay on human conscioussuess, Lond. 1812; A … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
fearn — fearn(e obs. and dial. form of fern … Useful english dictionary
Fearn — 1) FEARN, a parish, in the county of Forfar, 8 miles (W.) from Brechin; containing 404 inhabitants. The word Fearn, signifying in the Gaelic language an alder tree, appears to have been used in the present instance on account of the numbers of … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Fearn — This interesting surname is of topographical origin for someone who lived in a place where there was an abundance of ferns. The derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th Century fearn meaning fern (a collective noun); hence dweller among the… … Surnames reference
Fearn (letter) — Fearn is the Irish name of the third letter of the Ogham alphabet, Unicode|ᚃ, meaning alder tree . In Old Irish, the letter name was Fern, which is related to Welsh gwern(en) . Its Primitive Irish root was * Unicode|wernā and its phonetic value… … Wikipedia
Fearn Abbey — Abbey of New Fearn Monastery information Order Premonstratensian Established 1238 … Wikipedia
Fearn railway station — Infobox UK station name = Fearn other name= code = FRN caption = manager = First ScotRail locale = Hill of Fearn borough = Highland start = platforms = 1 lowusage0405 = 5,157 lowusage0506 = 5,143 lowusage0607 = 6,069 years = 28 July 1874 events … Wikipedia
fearn — n ( es/ ) fern … Old to modern English dictionary
Abbot of Fearn — The Abbot of Fearn was the head of the Premonstratensian monastic community of Fearn Abbey, Easter Ross. The Abbey was founded by canons from Whithorn Priory in Galloway, with the patronage of Fearchar mac an t Sagairt, mormaer/earl of Ross. The… … Wikipedia
