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Senn

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South German surname for a dairy farmer, from the common noun German Senn(e) (“herdsman in the Alps”) (15th century), from Old High German senno (“shepherd”) (11th century), from Proto-West Germanic *sannjō (“herdsman, dairyman”), from Vulgar Latin saniō (“herdsman, dairyman”) (compare Romansh Sursilvan sagn, Romansh Ladin signun (“herdsman”)), presumably from Celtic (compare Old Irish sine (“nipple, teat”), from Proto-Celtic *sɸenyos (“teat, nipple”)). A relationship with German Sahne (“cream”) (ultimately from Latin sagīna (“nourishment”)) is unlikely.

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  1. A surname.

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MLA

"Senn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/senn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Senn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/senn

Chicago

"Senn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/senn.

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@misc{senn_2026,
  title = {Senn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/senn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}