Vaughn

//vɔːn// name

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Definitions

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

Synonyms

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sarah vaughan

Example

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"OSU entomologist Vaughn Walton points to a brown bug with a body shaped like a medieval shield and distinctive white stripes on its antennae."

Etymology

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

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