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Vaughan

/vɔːn/

Vaughan proper noun: a surname from Welsh.

Proper noun

Vaughan

  1. A surname from Welsh.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A city in Ontario, Canada.
  4. A community in West Hants, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A village in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia.
  6. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
  7. An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
  8. An unincorporated community in Warren County, North Carolina.
  9. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

Forms of Vaughan

alternative formFaughn
alternative formVaughn
alternative formVaughns

Origin of Vaughan

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

Words formed from Vaughan

Words that rhyme with Vaughan

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Questions about Vaughan

What does Vaughan mean?
Vaughan means a surname from Welsh.
What part of speech is Vaughan?
Vaughan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Vaughan?
Vaughan is pronounced /vɔːn/.

Words near Vaughan in the dictionary

  1. vaudevillist
  2. vaudevillists
  3. Vaudois
  4. vaudoo
  5. Vaudoux
  6. Vaughan
  7. vaughanite
  8. Vaughn
  9. Vaughniston
  10. vaughnite
  11. Vaughns

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