Hyphenation
her·onTurkish pronunciation
herınPronunciation
/ˈherən/ /ˈhɛrən/
Etymology
[ 'her-&n ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English heroun, heiron, from Old French hairon (“heron”), of Germanic origin, from Low Frankish *haigro (“heron”), from Proto-Germanic *haigrô, *hraigrô (“heron”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-, *(s)kreig- (“a type of bird”). Cognate with Old High German heigaro (“heron”), Old English hrāgra (“heron”), Icelandic hegri (“heron”), Welsh crëyr (“heron”).