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Fern
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fern
English
Etymology
From en fern; in the case of the surname, it was given to someone who lived in a place where there was an abundance of these plants.
Pronunciation
en /fɜːn/ RP
en /fɝːn/ US
en en-us-fern.ogg US
en ɜː(ɹ)n 1
Proper noun
s
en female.
en 1952 E. B. White Charlotte's Web "Charlotte is the best storyteller I ever heard," said Fern, poking her dish towel into a cereal bowl.
24 November 2009 Bruce Weber Charis Wilson, Model and Muse, Dies at 95 https://web.archive.org/web/20110703194745/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/arts/design/24wilson.html Her death was confirmed by her daughter, Rachel Fern Harris.
en topographic.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Fern is the 12491st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2482 individuals. Fern is most common among White (88.36%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en efnr fren' nerf fren NeRF