"Gunn" meaning in English

See Gunn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɡʌn/ Forms: Gunns [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌn Etymology: From Old Norse Gunnr. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|Gunnr}} Old Norse Gunnr Head templates: {{en-prop|Gunns}} Gunn (plural Gunns)
  1. A Scottish surname from Old Norse.
    Sense id: en-Gunn-en-name-ob4QyjUP Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A hamlet in Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Alberta, Canada, Places in Canada, Villages in Alberta, Canada, Villages in Canada
    Sense id: en-Gunn-en-name-qL1cmJ45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 65 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 63 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 74 8
  3. A suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in the Northern Territory, Australia, Suburbs in the Northern Territory, Australia
    Sense id: en-Gunn-en-name-lro515TS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Gunn diode, Gunn effect, Marcus Gunn phenomenon

Inflected forms

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