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Sun name meaning

Last Name
24k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Sun mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Sun

User Submitted Origins

Chinese
66%
English
20%
Indian (Sanskrit)
6%
Fiction
3%
Bengali
3%
Korean
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Canada says the name Sun means "A very bright light in the sky" and is of Fiction origin.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Sun
See Sunn.
noun Sun
Senses
  1. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000.
  2. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of orbs.
  3. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine."Lambs that did frisk in the sun." [Shak.]
  4. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation."For the Lord God is a sun and shield." [Ps. lxxiv. 11.]"I will never consent to put out the sun of sovereignity to posterity." [Eikon Basilike.]

Note: ☞ Its mean apparent diameter as seen from the earth is 32' 4″, and it revolves on its own axis once in 251/3 days. Its mean density is about one fourth of that of the earth, or 1.41, that of water being unity. Its luminous surface is called the photosphere, above which is an envelope consisting partly of hydrogen, called the chromosphere, which can be seen only through the spectroscope, or at the time of a total solar eclipse. Above the chromosphere, and sometimes extending out millions of miles, are luminous rays or streams of light which are visible only at the time of a total eclipse, forming the solar corona.

Note: Sun is often used in the formation of compound adjectives of obvious meaning; as, sun-bright, sun-dried, sun-gilt, sunlike, sun-lit, sun-scorched, and the like.

Etymology: OE. sunne sonne, AS. sunne; akin to OFries. sunne, D. zon, OS. & OHG. sunna, G. sonne, Icel. sunna, Goth. sunna; perh. fr. same root as L. sol. √297. Cf. Solar South

verb Sun
To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as, to sun cloth; to sun grain.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. The star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system ("the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system" and "the Earth revolves around the Sun")
  2. Any star around which a planetary system revolves
  3. A person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
  4. The rays of the sun ("the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind")
  5. First day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
  6. Expose one's body to the sun
  7. Expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun ("These herbs suffer when sunned")
Wiktionary

From Middle English sunne, from Old English sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén (“sun; the Sun”), oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sunne, West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Low German Sünn, German Sonne, Faroese sunna, Icelandic sunna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō). More at sun.

  1. The star at the center of the Solar System, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☉.
  2. The 91st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  3. (newspapers) An English tabloid newspaper.
  4. Abbreviation of Sunday.

Sun was also found in the following language(s): Turkish

Notable Persons Named Sun

Notable Persons Named Sun

Sun Yat-Sen

Sun Yat-Sen was a physician, politician, writer, and revolutionary. Sun was born on November 12th, 1866 in Zhongshan. He passed away on March 12th, 1925.

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Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu is a writer.

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Sun Ra

Sun Ra was an avant-garde jazz musician. He plays Piano, organ, keyboards, Minimoog, celesta, percussion, and vocals. He was most active from 1934 to 1993. Sun was given the name Herman Poole Blount on May 22nd, 1914 in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Sun is also known as Sun Ra and Le Sony'r Ra. He died on May 30th, 1993.

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Sun Myung Moon

Sun Myung Moon was a religious leader, businessperson, media mogul, political activist, and media proprietor. Sun was given the name Mun Yong-myeong on February 25th, 1920 in Chongju. He left this life on September 3rd, 2012.

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Sun Yang

Sun was born on December 1st, 1991 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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Sun Li

Her career lasted from 2001 to 2001. Sun was born on September 26th, 1982 in Shanghai.

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  • Sun Yue
    Basketball Player
  • Sun Jihai
    Soccer Player
  • Sun Araw
    Musician
  • Sun Li-jen
    Politician
  • Sun Fo
    3rd Premier of the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China
  • Sun Lu-t'ang
    Martial Artist
  • Sun Yafang
    Chairwoman of Huawei
  • Sun Chuanfang
    Warlord
  • Sun Axelsson
  • Sun Jianguo
    Deputy Chief of PLA General Staff
  • Sun Chanthol
  • Sun Yu
    Film Director
  • Sun Guoting
  • Sun Yujie

Notable Persons With the Last Name Sun

Notable Persons With the Last Name Sun

Ku Hye-sun

Ku Hye-sun is an actor, singer-songwriter, composer, musician, film director, screenwriter, model (people), painting, novelist, actress, singer/songwriter, director, model, and painter. She has been prominent since 2002. Ku was given the name Ku Hye Sun on November 9th, 1984 in Incheon. Ku is also known as Ku Hye Seon, Goo Hye Sun, Goo Hye Seon, Gu Hye Sun, Gu Hye Seon, Koo Hye Sun, and Koo Hye Seon.

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Dr. Stanley Ho Hung Sun

Dr. Stanley Ho Hung Sun is an entrepreneur. Dr. was born on November 25th, 1921 in British Hong Kong.

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Mingming Sun

Mingming Sun is a basketball player for the Dodge City Legend, Maryland Nighthawks, Grand Rapids Flight, Fuerza Regia, Hamamatsu Phoenix, and Beijing Ducks. He has had major accomplishments since 2006. Mingming was born on August 23rd, 1983 in Bayan County.

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Stefanie Sun

Stefanie Sun is a mandopop musical artist. She has had major accomplishments since 2000.

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Mod Sun

Mod Sun is an alternative rock and hip hop music musician. His most notable accomplishments were from 2004 to present. Mod was given the name Derek Smith on March 10th, 1987 in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States. Mod is also known as Dylan Smith.

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Fei Fei Sun

Fei was born on March 20th, 1989 in Weifang. Fei is also known as Fei Fei Sun.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Sun U.S.
  White 2.59% 64.26%
  African American 0.26% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 94.46% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.26% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 1.67% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 0.76% 16.26%

Of Last Name Sun

People with the last name Sun are most frequently Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Sun

  • What name lists does Sun rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Sun? Sun is the 11,748th most popular name of all time. As a last name Sun was the 1,484th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Sun have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 887 babies born with the first name Sun in the United States. That's more than enough people named Sun to occupy the country of Vatican City with an estimated population of 800 (as of March 1, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Sun? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1902 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Sun first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Sun is Friday, April 6th, 1877.
  • What year had the most people named Sun born? The highest recorded use of the first name Sun was in 1971 with a total of 16 babies.
  • Random Sun Factoid: According to the 1966 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Sun is not a popular baby girl's name in Kansas. Imagine that, only 5 babies in Kansas have the same name in 1966.
  • Weird things about the name Sun: The name spelled backwards is Nus. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Usn. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Sun? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 24,058 people with the last name Sun.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Sun? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 8 of them will have Sun as their last name.
  • Sun name meaning

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