Vaughan

American  

[vawn] / vɔn /

noun

1. Henry, 1622–95, English poet and mystic.

2. Sarah (Lois), 1924–90, U.S. jazz singer.

3. a town in SW Ontario, in S Canada, near Toronto.

4. a male given name: from a Welsh word meaning “small.”

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Vaughan British  

/ vɔːn /

noun

1. Henry. 1622–95, Welsh mystic poet, best known for his Silex Scintillans (1650; 1655)

2. Dame Janet ( Maria ). 1899–1993, British physician and university official: helped set up Britain's first National Blood Transfusion Service (1939): after World War II, became Britain's expert on the effects of radiation on humans; Principal of Somerville College, Oxford (1945–67)

3. Sarah ( Lois ). 1924–90, US jazz vocalist and pianist, noted esp for her skill in vocal improvisation

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Though she’s no conventional jazz singer, it’s no surprise she felt compelled to sing ballads with orchestration, a time-honored formula for so many great jazz vocalists, including her earliest musical obsession, Sarah Vaughan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

She can sound like Vaughan; she does for one passage here on “Ever Since the One I Love’s Been Gone,” yet then immediately breaks free, toying wildly with the pitch of the very next note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Before leading England into the 2005 Ashes, captain Michael Vaughan decided he needed a clean slate to take on Australia because of the baggage carried from previous defeats.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

In November 2020, the health minister at the time, Vaughan Gething said "genuine progress" had been made and it was taken out of special measures.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

With East Computing’s calculating added to existing workload, Dorothy Vaughan and the West Area Computers remained in high gear.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly