Blunt
See also: blunt
English
editEtymology
editTwo possible origins:
- From Anglo-Norman blunt (“blond”), a nickname for someone with fair hair or a light complexion.
- From Middle English blunt (“dull, stupid”), a nickname for a stupid person.
Proper noun
editBlunt (countable and uncountable, plural Blunts)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
- A minor city in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Blunt is the 4259th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8326 individuals. Blunt is most common among Black/African American (46.79%) and White (46.13%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blunt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 176.
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editBlunt m (strong, genitive Blunts, plural Blunts)
- blunt (marijuana cigarette)
Declension
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from nicknames
- en:Cities in South Dakota, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in South Dakota, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- English surnames from Anglo-Norman
- English surnames from Middle English
- German terms borrowed from English
- German terms derived from English
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with homophones
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns