Old English Heortfordscir, from Herutford (731), literally "ford frequented by harts;" see hart (n.) + ford (n.).
herring
herringbone
hers
herse
herself
Hertfordshire
Hertz
Herzegovina
hesitance
hesitancy
hesitant
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