Zurn

English

Proper noun

Zurn (plural Zurns)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Zurn is the 28100th 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, Southern, 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
  • Gachzurn
  • gachzurnig
  • Zurnbinkl
  • zurnig
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