Vaughan (surname)

Vaughan (surname)

Vaughan is a surname, originally Welsh though also used as a form of the Irish surname McMahon It derives from the Welsh word "bychan", meaning small. The word mutates to fychan (and pronounced 'vuh-chan'), and so corresponds to the English name Little. People with the surname Vaughan include:

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Famous quotes containing the word vaughan:

    Waters above! Eternal springs!
    The dew that silvers the Dove’s wings!
    O welcome, welcome to the sad:
    Give dry dust drink, drink that makes glad!
    Many fair ev’nings, many flow’rs
    Sweetened with rich and gentle showers,
    Have I enjoyed,
    —Henry Vaughan (1622–1695)