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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2011-01-01</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2011-01-07</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000036966</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>FHN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001509268</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Kisber Michael E</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>165 MADISON AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MEMPHIS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TN</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>38103</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>President-FTN Financial</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>285140.2056</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This amended Form 3 is intended to amend only the &quot;Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned&quot; in the Common Stock-directly-owned line item of Table I and no other line items in Tables I and II of the original filing.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ John A. Niemoeller, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-12-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
