English
Vaughan
Vaughan comes from Welsh bychan ‘small’, from bach ‘little’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *biggos.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*biggos‘small, little’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*bɨx‘small’reconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500bych
- Welshc. 1500–presentbach‘little’
- Welsh, derivedc. 1500–presentbychan‘small’diminutive of bach
- Welsh, derivedc. 1500–presentVychan
- EnglishtodayVaughan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*biggos‘small, little’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*bɨx‘small’reconstructed
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500bych
- Welshc. 1500–presentbach‘little’
- Welsh, derivedc. 1500–presentbychan‘small’diminutive of bach
- Welsh, derivedc. 1500–presentVychan
- EnglishtodayVaughan
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- ‘to break’
back, beach, bank, bitch, bench, baker, batch, baxter, banquet, banco, bicker, banque, bichon, 8 more
through Proto-Celtic *biggos ‘small, little’
Today it means
name A surname from Welsh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *biggos / Vaughan