Etymology

tran

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Today it means: A trans person. Full definition →

Vietnamese Trần
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tran · noun1

Shortening of transgender, or (jocularly or seriously) a back-formation from trans mistaking it for a plural noun.

tran · noun2

Shortening.

Tran · proper noun3

  1. Vietnamese · borrowed fromTrần
  2. English todayTran

Anglicization of Vietnamese Trần. Doublet of Tan, Chen, and Chan.

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