Which spelling to use- Von vs. Vaughn

I’ve recently taken to the name [name]Von[/name]/[name]Vaughn[/name], however I can’t decide which spelling? What are your opinions?

I’d also love some middle name suggestions.

Thanks in advance

I like [name]Vaughn[/name] better. You will definitely want something with at least two syllables in the middle spot:

[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Tobias[/name]

definitely [name]Vaughn[/name], as a stand-alone first name. [name]Von[/name] is Dutch for “from” or “of the” and seems incomplete and truncated.

[name]Vaughn[/name] seems more like a first name than [name]Von[/name], in my opinion.

I prefer [name]Vaughn[/name].

[name]Vaughn[/name]. [name]Von[/name] seems like part of a surname, like the [name]Von[/name] Trapp Family.

I say them both differently so it’d depend what sound you were looking for. [name]Vaughn[/name] I would pronounce ‘vorn’ whereas [name]Von[/name] would rhyme with [name]Ron[/name] and [name]Don[/name].

Visually and aurally I prefer [name]Vaughn[/name].

I say them differently too. I prefer [name]Vaughn[/name], but I’ve also seen [name]Vaughan[/name].

[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Fox[/name]

They are two different names - Vawn ([name]Vaughan[/name]) and [name]Von[/name] so it depends which pronunciation you prefer.

Personally, I’m a big fan of [name]Vaughan[/name] :slight_smile:

Sorry, forgot the mn suggestions, how about:

[name]Vaughan[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Vaughan[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Vaughan[/name] [name]Benedict[/name]

I say them differently too. [name]Von[/name] rhymes with [name]John[/name], [name]Don[/name] and [name]Ron[/name] to me, while [name]Vaughn[/name] rhymes more with [name]Dawn[/name] and [name]Shaun[/name]. I prefer [name]Vaughn[/name]:

[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Alistair[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]William[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]

I prefer [name]Vaughn[/name].

MN:
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Raymond[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Leander[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Josiah[/name]

I prefer [name]Vaughn[/name] too! [name]Von[/name] is a surname prefix to me; whereas, [name]Vaughn[/name] is a given name. I have a cousin with the middle name [name]Vaughn[/name].

It’s the same in [name]German[/name], I think it is just the word ‘from’ in most [name]German[/name]-based languages.

And yes, [name]Vaughn[/name] (Vawn) and von (F-on with a very short n sound) should (in my book) be pronounced differently. [name]Vaughn[/name] is definitely a name while von is a word that shouldn’t really be capitalized unless it’s at the beginning of a sentence. I tend to think of [name]Ludwig[/name] von Beethoven or the von Trapp.

I like combos of [name]Vaughn[/name] where the mn is a little more ‘old’. [name]Vaughn[/name] sounds modern and I think a biblical or more Victorian name could balance it out really nicely.
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Albert[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name] [name]William[/name]

I say them differently too, [name]Von[/name] rhyming with [name]John[/name], [name]Ron[/name] and [name]Vaughn[/name] would be rhyming with [name]Fawn[/name], [name]Dawn[/name] etc.

I much prefer [name]Vaughn[/name] as a first name, I actually like it and much more so than just [name]Von[/name].

I prefer [name]Vaughn[/name].

Maybe the pronunciations are different based on where we are from. I say [name]Von[/name] and [name]Vaughn[/name] (as we as [name]Don[/name], [name]Ron[/name], fawn, and dawn) the same way.

That said, [name]Vaughn[/name] or [name]Vaughan[/name] look much better than [name]Von[/name]. I like [name]Vaughn[/name].