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Horn (anatomy), a pointed projection of the skin on the head of various animals. Source of all other uses below.
Horn, the substance that, apart from other functions, is the main component of the tissue that sheaths the bony core of horns and hoofs of various animals.

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Cape Horn, the southernmost point of the continent of South America named (indirectly) after the Dutch town of Hoorn
- Cabo de Hornos, Chile, a Chilean commune located near Cape Horn
Golden Horn, a historic inlet of the Bosphorus dividing the city of Istanbul
Horn (district), a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria
Horn of Africa, a peninsula in East Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea, includes parts of Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti
Horn, Austria, a small town in the Waldviertel in Lower Austria, Austria and the capital of the Horn District
Horn, Germany, a municipality in the district of Rhein-Hunsrück in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Horn, Hamburg, a quarter in the borough Hamburg-Mitte, in the eastern part of Hamburg, Germany
Horn, Netherlands, a town in the Dutch province of Limburg, and a separate municipality until 1991
Horn, Oppland, a ferry docking point on the east side of lake Randsfjorden, Norway
Horn, Rutland, a civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England
Horn, Sweden, a locality situated in Kinda Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden
Horn, Switzerland, a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland, an exclave of Thurgau
Hoorn, a municipality in the province of North Holland, in The Netherlands

Freyja, also known as Hörn, a Norse goddess of love, beauty, fertility, war and death
Gjallarhorn, the sounding horn or ringing horn of the god Heimdall, used to announce Ragnarok
Horn of Gondor, a horn carried by Boromir, son of the Steward of Gondor, in the Lord Of The Rings books and films
Horn of Valere a fictional horn in Robert Jordan's fantasy series The Wheel of Time, that calls heroes back from the grave
Horns (novel), a Luciferian dark fantasy novel written in 2010 by Joe Hill, son of Stephen King

Corna, also called the "devil horns", a hand gesture with a vulgar meaning in Mediterranean countries, also used in heavy metal music
Telephone, also known as "the horn", especially among soldiers and police officers
Texas Longhorns, sometimes shortened to "Horns", the sports teams of the University of Texas in Austin
- Hook 'em Horns, a hand gesture expressing support for the above teams
Cuckolds are sometimes described as having grown "horns".

Drinking horn, an animal horn that has been used as a drinking vessel in various cultures since ancient times
Gabriel's Horn, a geometric figure that has infinite surface area but encloses a finite volume
Golden Horns of Gallehus, two horns made of sheet gold discovered in Gallehus, Denmark and dating to the early 5th century
Horn (Chinese constellation), part of the European constellation Virgo
Horn (diacritic), a diacritic mark used to indicate that a normally rounded vowel such as o or u is to be pronounced unrounded
Horn of Plenty (disambiguation), also known as Cornucopia and the Horn of Amalthea, a symbol of food and abundance dating back to the 5th century BC
Italian horn, an Italian amulet of good luck used to protect the wearer from the evil-eye curse
The knob-like appendage attached to the pommel of a saddle.
Horn timber, a slanted timber extension of the keel for mounting a counter transom.[1]