Vaughan

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Faughn, Vaughn, Vaughns

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Vychan, from bychan, diminutive of bach (“little”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔːn/
• Rhymes: -ɔːn

Proper noun

Vaughan

1. A surname from Welsh.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A city in Ontario, Canada.
4. A community of West Hants, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
5. A village in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia.
6. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
   2. An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
   3. An unincorporated community in Warren County, North Carolina.
   4. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.

Translations

city in Ontario

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 旺市 (wong⁶ si⁵)

  Mandarin: 沃恩 (Wòēn)

• French: Vaughan (fr) m