Span

proper nounattested in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

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A surname.

Etymology

* As a Slovene surname, from župan (“head of a district”), from župa (“district”); compare Zupan. * As a German surname, variant of Spahn; also Spann. * As a Jewish surname from Span (“chip”) (probably through Yiddish).

Forms

plural: Spans

Spain · A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian…spam · Any undesired electronic content automatically generated for…span · The full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to…

Span · A surname.

Spaniard · A person from Spain or of Spanish descent.spanish · To subject to spanishing, a printing process in which an ink…Spanish · Of or pertaining to Spain.

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