Vaughan

V4A1U1G2H4A1N1
/vɔːn/

proper noun

A surname from Welsh.

OriginWelsh Vychan →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Faughn · alternative Vaughn · alternative Vaughns

  1. A surname from Welsh.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A city in Ontario, Canada.
  4. A community in 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.

Origin

  1. WelshVychan
  2. EnglishVaughan

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

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 旺市
  • 旺市 (wong⁶ si⁵)city in Ontario
Chinese Mandarin 沃恩
  • 沃恩 (Wòēn)city in Ontario
French Vaughan
  • Vaughancity in Ontario
Korean 본
  • 본 (bon)city in Ontario

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Vaughan

ongoneseandrawndawnlawnwithdrawnShaunthereonpawnyawnStrachanSiobhansawnawnbrawnpwnstrawnKhersonwhereonrespawnfaunhereonArlon
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Cite this entry
APA

Vaughan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaughan

MLA

“Vaughan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaughan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vaughan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vaughan.

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