Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunn

/ɡʌn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: gunn
IPA: /ɡʌn/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Scottish surname from Old Norse.

name

A hamlet in Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta, Canada.

name

A suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.

Etymology

From Old Norse Gunnr.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: Gunnr

Inflected Forms

Gunns (plural)

Phrases

Gunn diode Gunn effect Marcus Gunn phenomenon

Homonyms

gun

Rhymes With

one done run fun son won sun gun none un begun ton

Questions

How do you pronounce gunn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡʌn/.
What does gunn mean?: A Scottish surname from Old Norse.
Where does gunn come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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