Wien

name

name ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Vienna: the capital and largest city of Austria. alt-of, alternative

    "The growth of Wien’s population during the first twelve months of the Nazi régime was due neither to biological reasons nor to immigration, but was caused by an extension of the administrative territory of the city."

Synonyms

All synonyms
vienna

Example

More examples

"The growth of Wien’s population during the first twelve months of the Nazi régime was due neither to biological reasons nor to immigration, but was caused by an extension of the administrative territory of the city."

Etymology

From German Wien (“Vienna”); a habitational surname for the city. Doublet of Vienna.

Related phrases

Wien approximationWien bridgeWien effect

More for "wien"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.