Definition of "Thorn"

A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a thorn bush.  examples

A place name:

1. A hamlet in Houghton Regis parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0024).  examples

2. A village in Maasgouw municipality, Limburg province, Netherlands.  examples

3. An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.  examples

4. Former name of Whitethorn, Humboldt County, California.  examples