# Hepburn

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #22,993

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A system of romanization of Japanese, short for "Hepburn romanization".
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## Etymology
From Old English hēa, definite form of hēah (“high”) + byrġen (“tumulus”).
The romanization system is named after its inventor, James Curtis Hepburn.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ehpburn`, `hebpurn`, `hepbburn`, `hepbrun`, `hepbunr`, `hepburnn`, `hepburrn`, `heppburn`, `hepubrn`, `hhepburn`, `hpeburn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hepburn