"Siren" meaning in English

See Siren in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Intended to be Syren, from Swedish syren (“lilac”), but miscorrected by the US Post Office, who assumed this was a misspelling. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sv|syren||lilac}} Swedish syren (“lilac”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Siren
  1. A village, the county seat of Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Wisconsin, USA, Villages in the United States
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  2. A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States, surrounding the village of the same name. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Siren-en-name-UCRUec2h Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 35 42 5 4 1 4 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 31 17 3 1 3 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 36 13 3 1 4 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 35 42 5 4 1 4 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
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