Mun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mun"

English

Etymology 1

Shortened form

Proper noun

Mun

  1. A river in Thailand; in full, River Mun.
  2. A river in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom; in full, Mun River.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Korean 문 (mun), mainly from Chinese 文.

Proper noun

Mun (plural Muns)

  1. (countable) A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Mun is the 14038th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2146 individuals. Mun is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.68%) individuals.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as mollen in 1253. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of an unclear first element and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʏn/
  • Hyphenation: Mun
  • Rhymes: -ʏn

Proper noun

Mun n

  1. a hamlet in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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