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Dorn (German for thorn) is a German/Austrian and Dutch/Flemish surname:

People

• Ed Dorn (1929-1999), US poet
• Earl Van Dorn (1820-1863), US major general
• Friedrich Ernst Dorn (1848-1916), German physicist
• Francis Edwin Dorn (1911-1987), member of the United States House of Representatives
• Gerhard Dorn (circa 1530–1584), Belgian philosopher, translator, alchemist, physician and bibliophile
• Heinrich Dorn (1804-1892), German conductor and composer
• Jennifer Dunbar Dorn, English writer and filmmaker
• Jerry verDorn, American actor (b. 1948)
• Joel Dorn, music producer
• Johannes Albrecht Bernhard Dorn (1805-1881), German orientalist
• Ludwik Dorn (b. 1954), Polish politician
• Luke Dorn (b. 1982), rugby player
• Michael Dorn (b. 1952) US actor.
• Robert C. Dorn, New York politician
• Roosevelt F. Dorn (b. 1935), mayor.
• Rüdiger Dorn (b. 1969), game designer.
• Thea Dorn (b. 1970), German writer.
• William Jennings Bryan Dorn (1916-2005), US politician.

In fiction

• Fandorin, a fictitious Russian surname derived from von Dorn.
• Dorn Marto, a character in the video game Star Ocean.

See also

• Van Dorn Street (Washington Metro)
• Dorn (Band), a German metal band.

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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

German

Etymology

From Old High German dorn, akin to Old Saxon thorn, Old English þorn, Old Norse þorn, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (þaurnus).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɔʁn/

  Rhymes: -ɔʁn

Noun

Dorn m. (genitive Dorns, plural Dornen)

1. thorn