Vaughan.
A surname from Welsh.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Welsh.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A city in Ontario, Canada.
A community in West Hants, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Union Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Warren County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Welsh Vychan, from bychan, diminutive of bach (“little”).
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