Zurn

English

Proper noun

Zurn (plural Zurns)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Zurn is the 28100^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 852 individuals. Zurn is most common among White (93.9%) individuals.

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Zuan (alternative spelling)
• Zorn (West Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)

Etymology

From Middle High German zorn, Old High German zorn, from Proto-Germanic *turnaz (“anger, wrath”), from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥-nós (whence English tear), from *der- (“to flay, split, shatter”). Cognates include German Zorn, Yiddish צאָרן (tsorn), Dutch toorn, Luxembourgish Zar, Old English torn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥suɐ̯n/

Noun

Zurn m (no plural) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

1. rage, anger, outrage

Related terms

• Gachzurn
• gachzurnig
• Zurnbinkl
• zurnig