wynn

¹

[win]

noun

1. a character (ƿ) representing the sound (w) in Old English and early Middle English manuscripts, based on a rune with the same phonetic value.

Wynn

²

[win]

noun

1. Ed Isaiah Edwin Leopold, 1886–1966, U.S. comedian.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wynn¹

before 1100; Middle English wen, Old English wyn ( n ), special use of wyn ( n ) joy ( winsome, wish )

Example Sentences

Michael Wynn Jr., the fourth-year quarterback at St. Genevieve, might be challenging his father, Michael Sr., for best quarterback in the family.

From Los Angeles Times

Wynn Jr. has passed for 1,531 yards and 19 touchdowns with two interceptions for 5-1 St. Geneveive.

From Los Angeles Times

Parra, a Kennedy graduate, knew Wynn’s father from their playing days in youth and high school football, so that connection helped bring Wynn Jr. to St. Genevieve and cause Parra to change his offense back to the spread.

From Los Angeles Times

I think that when Justice Todd Eddins of the Hawaii Supreme Court says, in so many words, that John Roberts and his comrades are a bunch of clowns in robes, that makes room for Judge James Wynn on the 4th Circuit to say that the Supreme Court is leaving him “flailing” in “limbo.”

From Slate

In the late 2000s, as she studied acting at Carnegie Hall, she started writing down her most significant childhood memories encouraged by her instructor Wynn Handman.

From Los Angeles Times