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Senn

Senn proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Senn

  1. A surname.

Origin of Senn

South German surname for a dairy farmer, from the common noun German Senn(e) (“herdsman in the Alps”) (15th century), from Old High German senno (“shepherd”) (11th century), from Proto-West Germanic *sannjō (“herdsman, dairyman”), from Vulgar Latin saniō (“herdsman, dairyman”) (compare Romansh Sursilvan sagn, Romansh Ladin signun (“herdsman”)), presumably from Celtic (compare Old Irish sine (“nipple, teat”), from Proto-Celtic *sɸenyos (“teat, nipple”)). A relationship with German Sahne (“cream”) (ultimately from Latin sagīna (“nourishment”)) is unlikely.

Words formed from Senn

Questions about Senn

What does Senn mean?
Senn means a surname.
What part of speech is Senn?
Senn is a proper noun.

Words near Senn in the dictionary

  1. senktide
  2. senkyunolide
  3. senkyunolides
  4. Senlac
  5. Senlis
  6. Senn
  7. senna
  8. senna glycoside
  9. Sennacherib
  10. sennachie
  11. sennachies

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