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English
Proper noun
Gun
- A Gbe language spoken in parts of Benin and Nigeria.
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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.
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Proper noun
Gun n
- A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
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.
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Proper noun
Gun c (genitive Guns)
- a female given name from Old Norse
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.
Anagrams
Zhuang
Etymology
From Chinese 軍 (MC kjun, “soldier”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gun (Sawndip forms 倱 or 軍 or 倌, 1957–1982 spelling Gun)
- Han people
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Noun
Gun (Sawndip forms 倱 or 軍 or 倌, 1957–1982 spelling Gun)
- Chinese language