Huron

See also: huron, hurón, and húron

English

Etymology

From French Huron; Uncertain; possibly from French hure (“boar’s head”) or from a Wyandot word containing the Iroquoian root ronon (“nation”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhjʊɹɑn/, /ˈhjɝɑn/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhjʊəɹɒn/, /ˈhjɔːɹɒn/

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Noun

Huron (plural Hurons or Huron)

1. (archaic) A member of the Wyandot people, a Native American group.

Derived terms

noun and proper noun

• Central Huron
• Huron County
• Huronian
• Huron-Kinloss
• Huron Shores
• Lake Huron
• North Huron
• Port Huron
• South Huron

 

Translations

Translations

• Czech: Hurón m
• French: Huron (fr) m
• German: Hurone m
• Lao: ຮູໂຣນ (hū rōn)
• Latin: (in the plural) Hurones
• Thai: ฮูรอน (huu-rɔɔn)

Proper noun

Huron

1. (archaic) Synonym of Hurons; The Wyandot people
2. A placename in the United States:
   1. A city in Fresno County, California.
   2. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
   3. A tiny city in Atchison County, Kansas.
   4. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
   5. A city in Erie County, Ohio.
   6. A town and hamlet in Wayne County, New York.
   7. A city, the county seat of Beadle County, South Dakota.
   8. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Tennessee.
   9. An unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
   10. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Huron Township.
3. A former township, now part of Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, since 1999.
4. Lake Huron

See also

• Guyandotte
• Wendat
• Wyandot
• Wyandott
• Wyandotte

 

French

Etymology

From Middle French huron (“bristle-haired”), from Old French hure (“bristly, unkempt, shaggy”), of possible Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.ʁɔ̃/

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Proper noun

Huron m

1. (obsolete) the Wendat, a Native American people of the Huron Confederacy. The Wyandot and the Huron-Wendat are their cultural descendants

Noun

Huron m (plural Hurons, feminine Huronne)

1. a member of this people

Related terms

• huron
• huronien

 

Derived terms

• Lac Huron

 

Descendants

• English: Huron