"Herr" meaning in English

See Herr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Herrs [plural]
Etymology: As a title and German and Jewish surname (also found in Hungary and France), from the noun Herr (“gentleman, sir”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Herr (plural Herrs)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Herr-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Herrs [plural]
Etymology: As a Hmong surname, variant of Her, named after the Her clan, written in Chinese as 侯 (compare Hou). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hmn|-}} Hmong Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Herr (plural Herrs)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Herr-en-name-EMUC1F3L1 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Herr
  1. An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana, United States. Categories (topical): Titles Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA
    Sense id: en-Herr-en-name-IqND49tc Disambiguation of Titles: 7 6 58 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 59 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 6 36 14 1 2 4 1 6 1 3 4 1 6 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 35 18 1 1 3 1 8 0 2 3 1 8 2 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: Herren [plural]
Etymology: As a title and German and Jewish surname (also found in Hungary and France), from the noun Herr (“gentleman, sir”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-noun|Herren}} Herr (plural Herren)
  1. Used as a courtesy title before the surname of a German-speaking man. Synonyms: Hr.
    Sense id: en-Herr-en-noun-sIQPcFgZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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