Gun
English
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Gun terms
Further reading
- Gun language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ther gonne in 1321. Etymology uncertain. The toponym is potentially derived from an ancient hydronym or from the name of a type of land grant. Alternatively, it may refer to the poor quality of the soil around the settlement. Compare Euvelgunne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣʏn/
Dutch pronunciation (file) - Hyphenation: Gun
- Rhymes: -ʏn
- Homophone: gun
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Gunnr, short form of female compound names with the element gunnr (“battle”). Name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1891.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Related terms
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 34 071 females with the given name Gun living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /kun˨˦/
- Tone numbers: Gun1
- Hyphenation: Gun
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