Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supan

/sˈupən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-pan
IPA
/sˈupən/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Austrian German Supan, an occupational surname for an administrator in a Slavic-speaking region. Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”). * Germanized form of Slovene Zupan, from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”). * Borrowed from Tagalog Supan, a surname predominantly found in Central Luzon region.

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Questions

How do you pronounce supan?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈupən/.
What does supan mean?
A surname.
Where does supan come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce supan

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