Definitions of Herschel:
- noun: English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822)
- noun: English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
- name: A male given name (rare: 1 in 14285 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #792)
- name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #63362)
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