"Penn" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: * As an English surname, named after various places such as Penn in Buckinghamshire or Staffordshire, of Brythonic origin, from Proto-Brythonic *penn (“(hill) top, head”). * Also as an English surname, from the noun pen (“enclosure”). * Also as an English surname, spelling variant of Parnell. * As a German surname, from Sorbian pien (“tree stump”), from Proto-Slavic *pьňь. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cel-bry|-}} Brythonic, {{der|en|cel-bry-pro|*penn|t=(hill) top, head}} Proto-Brythonic *penn (“(hill) top, head”), {{m|en|pen|t=enclosure}} pen (“enclosure”), {{m|en|Parnell}} Parnell, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|wen|-}} Sorbian, {{m|dsb|pien|t=tree stump}} pien (“tree stump”), {{der|en|sla-pro|*pьňь}} Proto-Slavic *pьňь Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Penn
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Penn-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A village in Chiltern district, Buckinghamshire, England. Categories (place): Places in Buckinghamshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Buckinghamshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Penn-en-name-gxNkEV9d
  3. (informal) University of Pennsylvania Tags: informal Categories (topical): Universities Synonyms (University of Pennsylvania): UPenn
    Sense id: en-Penn-en-name-sFizuRBN Disambiguation of Universities: 3 2 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 5 84 Disambiguation of 'University of Pennsylvania': 2 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Penn State

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