Sun

What “Sun” means

Name

1. The star that is closest to the Earth.

Noun

1. A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
2. The light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
3. Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
4. Sunrise or sunset.
5. A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.

Verb

1. To expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
2. To warm or dry in the sunshine.
3. To be exposed to the sun.
4. To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.

Noun

1. A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥der. Proto-Germanic *sunnô Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ Proto-West Germanic *sunnā Old English sunne Middle English sonne English sun From Middle English soen, son, sone, sonne, sun, sune, sunna, sunne, sunnæ, synne, zonne, zunne, from Old English sunna, sunne, sunnu (“sun”), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ (“sun”), from heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen-, oblique of Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). Cognates Cognate with Scots sun (“sun”), Yola zin (“sun”), North Frisian san, Sen (“sun”), Saterland Frisian Sunne (“sun”), West Frisian sinne (“sun”), Alemannic German ŝchunna, ŝchunnà, sònnò, sunna, sunnu, Sunnä (“sun”), Bavarian Sun, suna, sune, Sunn, sunne (“sun”), Cimbrian sonde, sunn, zunna (“sun”), Dutch zon, zonne (“sun”), German Sonne (“sun”), Limburgish Ṣon, Sonn, zón (“sun”), Low German Sünn, Sünn

From Japanese 寸 (sun). Doublet of cun.

Business name ideas with “Sun”

Industries where “Sun” fits

We suggest this word for 4 business types and industries, including:

• Solar Energy Company
• Solar Installer
• Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
• Solar Electric Power Generation