Fenn

Etymology

 * As an English topographic surname, from the noun.
 * As a south surname, from, related to the above. Compare.
 * As a surname, from, compare.

Etymology
From, from , from , from.

The word did exist in High German, but is rare and the word was later lost in Upper German and most dialects of Central German. The modern form is therefore based chiefly on the Low German lineage.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (also 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, both only in toponymy) and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  mire, bog, fen

Usage notes
The word is rather rare in free use but common in geographical names, in which it is sometimes spelt (most prominently in ).