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Hereford (city, Texas)
Hereford and Worcester (former county, England)
Herefordshire (county, England)
Herero (people, Africa/Botswana)
Heres (ancient city)
heresy (in religion)
Herford (city, Germany)
Herisau (city, Switzerland)
herm (in Greek art)
hermandad (government, Spain/Castile)
hermaphrodite (in Greek Mythology)
Hermaphroditus (character)
Hermas, Shepherd of (in Christianity, literature)
hermeneutics (in philosophy)
Hermes (in Greek religion and mythology)
Hermetic books (philosophy, literature, ancient Egypt)
Hermione (in Greek Mythology)
hermit (in sociology)
hermit crab (decapod)
Hermitage (museum, St. Petersburg, Russia)
Hermon, Mount (mountain, Syria/Lebanon)
Hermonthis (ancient city, ancient Egypt)
Hermopolis Magna (ancient city, ancient Egypt)
Hermosa Beach (city, California)
Hermosillo (city, Mexico)
Herndon (city, Virginia)
Herne (city, Germany)
Herne Bay (city, England)
hernia (condition)
Herning (city, Denmark)
Hero (in Greek mythology)
hero (in Greek religion)
Herodians (organization)
heroin (drug)
heron (bird)
herpes simplex (disease, virus)
herpes zoster (disease)
herpesvirus (disease, virus)
Herrin (city, Illinois)
herring (fish)
Herrings, Battle of the (historical event, France/England)
Herrnhut (city, Germany)
Herschel (Family of British astronomers)
Hershey (city, Pennsylvania)
Herstal (city, Belgium)
Hertford (city, England)
Hertfordshire (county, England)
hertz (unit, measure)
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (in astrophysics)