Harmon

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Harmon

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* As an English surname, by way of Norman/Anglo-Norman/Middle English/Old French from Proto-West Germanic *hari (“army”) + *mann (“man”), similar to Herman. Also Americanized from German variants such as Harmann, Hermann. Compare Harman.

* As an Irish surname, variant of Hargadon, from Ó hArgadáin (literally “descendant of Argadán”), from a diminutive of airgead (“silver”).

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Lee County, Illinois.
  3. An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Ellis County, Oklahoma.
  5. A ghost town in Stinnett, Washburn County, Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jones, croton, harmer, harman, harter, harcum, harpster, harps, harpur, armon, harrel, harner, harward, harber, harbison, harb

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"Harmon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/harmon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Harmon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/harmon

Chicago

"Harmon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/harmon.

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@misc{harmon_2026,
  title = {Harmon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harmon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}