Name
SUN

Name SUN

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 658 births of Sun in the countries below, which represents an average of 5 births of children bearing the first name Sun per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 23 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Sun   
In Italiano Nome Sun   


Information about the first name Sun

The first name Sun has been assigned to:
33.43% to boys
66.57% to girls
The country where the first name Sun is the most common is:
BR Brazil
This first name is on trend: Female
This first name has 3 letters including 1 vowel and 2 consonants

Sun in Japanese *

Romajisan
Katakanaサン
Hiraganaさん
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Sun in Japanese
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Sun in sign language

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Sun in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Sun

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English sunne, from Old English sunna, sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wén-, oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun; the Sun”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sunne, West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Old Dutch sunna, German Low German Sünn, Old Saxon sunna, German Sonne, Old High German sunna, Faroese sunna, Icelandic sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō). More at sun.
Etymology src :
  • From Japanese 寸 (sun). Doublet of cun.
Etymology (Alternative forms) src :
  • sonne, sunne (obsolete)
  • sun
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /sʌn/
  • Rhymes: -ʌn
  • Homophones: son, sun
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • the Sun
  • The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.
  • The 91st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  • (newspapers) An English tabloid newspaper.
Etymology (Alternative forms) src :
  • Sun.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • Sun (plural Suns)
  • Abbreviation of Sunday.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • sun (plural sun)
  • A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • sun (uncountable)
  • Alternative form of sunn (“the plant”)
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Sun (plural Suns)
  • A surname.
Anagrams src :
  • 'uns, NUS, UNS, USN, uns
Pronunciation src :
  • enPR: sŭn, IPA(key): /sʌn/
  • Rhymes: -ʌn
  • Homophone: son
Middle English
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • sun
  • Alternative form of sonne (“sun”)
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • sun
  • Alternative form of sone (“son”)
General
Etymology src :
  • From Mandarin 孫／孙 (Sūn), Wade-Giles romanization: Sun¹.
ID Indonesian
Etymology src :
  • From Hakka 孫／孙 (sūn).
Etymology src :
  • From Dutch zoen (“kiss”), from Middle Dutch zoene, soen, soene, swoene (“reconciliation; atonement; kiss”), from Old Dutch *sōna, *swōna (“reconciliation; peace; agreement”), from Proto-Germanic *sōnō, *swōnō (“appeasement; reconciliation; atonement; sacrifice”), from Proto-Indo-European *swā-n- (“healthy; whole; active; vigorous”).
Noun src :
  • sun (first-person possessive sunku, second-person possessive sunmu, third-person possessive sunnya)
  • kiss, a touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
  • Synonym: ciuman
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈsʊn]
  • Hyphenation: sun
Proper noun src :
  • Sun
  • a surname from Hakka
Vietnamese
Pronunciation src :
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sun˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂun˧˧] ~ [sun˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
Verb src :
  • sun
  • (intransitive) To shrink.
  • (transitive) To pull together.
  • sun vai
  • to pull one’s shoulders together
Turkish
Etymology src :
  • From Ottoman Turkish صنع‎ (sun'), from Arabic صُنْع‎ (ṣunʕ).
Proper noun src :
  • Sun
  • a male given name
  • a female given name
RO Romanian
Etymology src :
  • Probably from Latin sonus, or from the verb suna.
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • sun
  • first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of suna
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • sun n (plural sunuri)
  • (archaic) sound
  • Synonym: sunet
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈsun/
  • Rhymes: -un
FI Finnish
Etymology src :
  • Possibly from etymology 2, originally as a replacement of mun, eroded variant of muin which was reinterpreted as the genitive singular of mä.
Etymology src :
  • Compare standard sinun (“your, yours”) (genitive singular of sinä).
Etymology (Conjunction) src :
  • sun
  • (coordinating) A coordinating conjunction expressing generality.
Etymology (Pronoun) src :
  • sun
  • (colloquial) genitive of sä
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈsun/, [ˈs̠un]
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification(key): sun
CZ Czech
Etymology src :
  • Deverbal from sunout.
Noun src :
  • sun m inan
  • slide
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈsun]
Scots
Etymology src :
  • From Old English sunne, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen- (“sun”), oblique stem *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
Noun src :
  • sun (plural suns)
  • sun
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /sʌn/, /sɪn/
 

Popularity of the name Sun

Number of SUN births per year

Popularity of the name Sun
Popularity of the name Sun

Total births of Sun by country

Births with the first name Sun
Country
Boys
Girls
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
50
160
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
21
148
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
98
65
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
14
31
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
14
12
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
9
5
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
2
4
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
3
3
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
3
2
CLChili
2010 - 2021
1
4
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
4
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
0
2
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
0
2
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
1
0
Popularity of the name Sun

Total births of Sun by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Sun
Country
Boys
Girls
FRFrance
2022
11
4
USUnited State of America
2022
6
0
DEGermany
2022
1
1

Comments on the name Sun

Personalities with the first name Sun

There are 8 personalities with the first name Sun

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Joseon
King

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Sweden
Screenwriter Writer Poet Translator Journalist Film director Literary critic

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Canada
Actor Composer Vj Television actor Film actor

Sun Honglei src

People's republic of china
Actor Singer Television actor

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China
Politician

Zhifeng Sun src

People's republic of china
Snowboarder

Sun Caiyun src

People's republic of china
Pole vaulter

Zhi Wei Sun src


Mathematician


Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Sun

There are 127 actors and actresses with the first name Sun
Sun Jia Qi
Sun Jan Liem
Sun Fei Fei
Sun Karma
Sun Ho
Sun Bear
Sun Wang
Sun Qian
Sun Ning
Sun Si
Sun Tao
Sun Youran
Sun Zhi Hua-Hilton
Sun Jiajun
Sun Hao
Sun Hepeng
Sun Yang
Sun Gelu
Sun Eagle Russell
Sun Xiaolei
Sun Liang
Sun Yuandong
Sun Ho Yoo
Sun Jiaolong
Sun Fengchen
Sun Lee
Sun Nordberg
Sun Yeong Kim
Sun Chong Ho
Sun Woo Jae Duk

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Sun
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Sun

Rankings of first name SUN by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#2495FR France2022
#3696US United State of America2022
#11131DE Germany2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#5417FR France2022
#11242DE Germany2022
Other boys' names around Sun
SUMRATHSUMRAYSUMRITSUMROSUMTERSUMUDUSUMUELSUMUKANSUMWINTERSUMYUN SUN SUNABARASUNAISUNAIMSUNAINASUNAITSUNAJSUNALSUNANSUNANDASUNANDAN

Other girls' names around Sun
SUMUDIKASUMUDUSUMUNESUMYSUMYASUMYEASUMYIASUMYINSUMYYASUMYYAH SUN SUNASUNAESUNAËLLASUNAEVASUNAHSUNAISUNAIKASUNAILASUNAINASUNAIRA

Names that are phonetically close to Sun
SUNA SUNE
SUNÉ SUNI
SUNN SUNU
SUNY
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