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Vaughn

/vɔːn/

Vaughn proper noun: a surname from Welsh.

Proper noun

Vaughn (countable and uncountable, plural Vaughns)

  1. A surname from Welsh.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. (rare) A female given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, named after Robert Vaughn (Montana rancher).
  5. A town in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, named after civil engineer George W. Vaughn.
  6. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, probably named after Roland Vaughn.
  7. An unincorporated community in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
  8. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, named after settler W. D. Vaughn.

Forms of Vaughn

pluralVaughns

Origin of Vaughn

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

Words formed from Vaughn

Questions about Vaughn

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

Words near Vaughn in the dictionary

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

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