Spaan

See also: spaan and Spään

Dutch

Etymology

Probably a metonymic surname from the noun spaan (“chip, shaving”), as a similar surname is found as German Span.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spaːn/
• Hyphenation: Spaan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Proper noun

Spaan

1. a surname

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃpɔːn/

Noun

Spaan m (plural Speen, diminutive Speenche)

1. branch
2. stick, twig

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary