Wynn

//wɪn// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A letter of the Old English alphabet, ƿ, borrowed from the futhark and used to represent the sound of w; replaced in Middle English times by the digraph uu, which later developed into the letter w.

    "The Norman scribes gradually replaced wynn by u, uu, vv, and w itself."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Welsh.
  2. 2
    A unisex given name.

Example

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"American gambling mogul Steve Wynn has finalized a deal with authorities in Macao to build a lavish resort and casino on the Chinese territory."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English wynne, winne, wenne, wunne, wyn, from Old English wynn (“joy, pleasure”) (runes were named using words beginning with their sound), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnju, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō, from Proto-Indo-European *wn̥h₁yeh₂, from *wenh₁- (“desire, wish, love”).

Etymology 2

From the Welsh surname, from the name Gwyn. Also spelled as Wynne. Doublet of Gwynne.

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