Mun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mun"

English

Etymology 1

Shortened form

Proper noun

Mun

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

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 14038^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2146 individuals. Mun is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.68%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Num., nmu, num, num.

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, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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