# Vaughn

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /vɔːn/ · frequency rank #19,243

## Definitions
1. A surname from Welsh.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname.
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
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## Etymology
A variant of Vaughan, from Welsh bychan (“small”).

## Easily confused with
- **Vaughan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vaughan-vs-vaughn)

## Common misspellings (9)
`avughn`, `vaguhn`, `vaugghn`, `vaughhn`, `vaughnn`, `vaugnh`, `vauhgn`, `vuaghn`, `vvaughn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vaughn