Schwan

Borrowed from German Schwan.

Schwan (plural Schwans)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schwan is the 14545^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2049 individuals. Schwan is most common among White (95.61%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schwan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

From Middle High German swan, from Old High German swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”).

Compare Low German Swaan, Dutch zwaan, English swan, Swedish svan.

• IPA^(key): /ʃvaːn/, [ʃʋäːn]

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Schwan m (strong or mixed, genitive Schwans or Schwanes, plural Schwäne or (archaic) Schwanen, diminutive Schwänchen n or Schwänlein n, feminine Schwänin)

1. swan
2. (astronomy) the constellation Cygnus

• The normal plural is Schwäne; the form Schwanen is archaic.

• Lower Sorbian: šwon

• schwanen

• “Schwan” in Duden online
• “Schwan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• Schwunn (archaic)

Alteration of the inherited Schwunn after German Schwan, both from Middle High German and Old High German swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). Cognate with Dutch zwaan, English swan.

• IPA^(key): /ʃwaːn/

Schwan m (plural Schwanen)

1. swan