Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaughn

/vɔːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
vaughn
IPA
/vɔːn/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Welsh.

Countable; Uncountable

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A male given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

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A place in the United States:

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A place in the United States:

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A place in the United States:

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A place in the United States:

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A place in the United States:

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Etymology

A variant of Vaughan, from Welsh bychan (“small”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce vaughn?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɔːn/.
What does vaughn mean?
A surname from Welsh.
Where does vaughn come from?
It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce vaughn

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