"Pagan" meaning in All languages combined

See Pagan on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈpeɪɡən/ Forms: Pagans [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪɡən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pāgānus (“rustic, rural”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|pāgānus|t=rustic, rural}} Latin pāgānus (“rustic, rural”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Pagan (plural Pagans)
  1. A male given name from Latin.
    Sense id: en-Pagan-en-name-XC4~mcw6 Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
  2. (uncommon) A female given name. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-Pagan-en-name-b1svBRzJ Categories (other): English female given names, English given names
  3. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Pagan-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Pagans Flat
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /pəˈɡɑːn/
Rhymes: -ɑːn Etymology: Borrowing from Burmese ပုဂံ (pu.gam). Doublet of Bagan. Etymology templates: {{wp|+ Kingdom}}, {{bor|en|my|ပုဂံ}} Burmese ပုဂံ (pu.gam), {{doublet|en|Bagan}} Doublet of Bagan Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Pagan
  1. (dated) The city of Bagan, Myanmar. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-Pagan-en-name-OyYbMUgF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 15 6 49 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 21 22 30 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 14 13 55 4
  2. (historical) The 9th- to 13th-century Burmese kingdom which had its capital at this city. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Pagan-en-name-7FzDXxkw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈpeɪɡən/"
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