Hepburn
English edit
Etymology edit
- Placename: From Old English hēa, definite form of hēah (“high”) + byrġen (“tumulus”).
- The romanization system is named after its inventor, James Curtis Hepburn.
Proper noun edit
Hepburn
- A surname.
- A system of romanization of Japanese, short for "Hepburn romanization".
- A place name:
- A hamlet in Chillingham parish, northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0624).
- A town north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- The Shire of Hepburn, a local government area in central Victoria, Australia.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Center Township, Posey County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Page County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Dudley Township, Hardin County, Ohio.
- A township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
romanization system for Japanese
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Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hepburn m or f by sense
- A surname in English
References edit
- ^ Hepburn in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)