Bonn

See also: bon, bonn, and bønn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bonn.

Proper noun

Bonn

A city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, which was the former capital of West Germany

Translations

a city in Germany

Arabic: بُون‎‎ m (bun)
Bulgarian: Бон m (Bon)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 波恩 (zh) (Bō'ēn)
Dutch: Bonn (nl)
French: Bonn (fr)
Georgian: ბონი (boni)
German: Bonn (de) n
Greek: Βόννη (el) (Vónni)
Hebrew: בון‎‎
Hindi: बॉन (bŏn)
Icelandic: Bonn f

Italian: Bonn (it)
Japanese: ボン (ja) (Bon)
Korean: 본 (ko) (Bon)
Latin: Castra Bonnensia
Macedonian: Бон m (Bon)
Persian: بن‎‎ (fa)
Portuguese: Bona f, Bonn f
Russian: Бонн (ru) m (Bonn)
Spanish: Bonn (es)
Thai: บอนน์ (bon)
Ukrainian: Бонн m (Bonn)

Estonian

Proper noun

Bonn

Bonn

German

Etymology

From Medieval Latin/Old High German Bonna, from Latin Castra Bonnensia. Folk etymology proposes origin from dedication to Saint Boniface via Vulgar Latin *Bonnifatia, but this is false.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔn/
Audio (file)

Proper noun

Bonn n (genitive Bonns)

Bonn

Portuguese

Proper noun

Bonn f

Bonn (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Synonyms

Bona

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