Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaughan

/vɔːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: vaugh-an
IPA: /vɔːn/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Welsh.

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

name

A city in Ontario, Canada.

name

A community in West Hants, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

name

A village in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia.

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

name

A number of places in the United States:

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Vychan, from bychan, diminutive of bach (“little”).

Inflected Forms

Faughn (alternative) Vaughn (alternative) Vaughns (alternative)

Derived Forms

vaughanite

Homonyms

vaughn

Rhymes With

gone hands-on drawn sean dawn lawn withdrawn shawn shaun undergone pawn braun

Questions

How do you pronounce vaughan?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɔːn/.
What does vaughan mean?: A surname from Welsh.
Where does vaughan come from?: Borrowed from Welsh Vychan, from bychan, diminutive of bach (“little”).

How to pronounce vaughan

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “vaughan”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/vɔːn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “vaughan”.
Repeat and practice — Say “vaughan” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.