Dunn
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duinn (“descendant of Donn”), a byname from donn (“brown, brown-haired”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /dʌn/, [dɐn]
- (US) IPA(key): /dʌn/
Audio (CA) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌn
- Homophones: dun, Donn, Donne, done, Dunne
Proper noun[edit]
Dunn (countable and uncountable, plural Dunns)
- A surname from Irish.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A ghost town in Benton County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
- A city in Harnett County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Scurry County, Texas.
- A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunn is the 197th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 141427 individuals. Dunn is most common among White (80.08%) and Black/African American (14.39%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dunn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.
Luxembourgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German done, from Old High German dona, from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch”). Cognate with German Dohne, related to Latin tenus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Dunn f (plural Dunnen, diminutive Dinnchen)
- beam (of wood)
- bowler hat
Synonyms[edit]
- (hat): Meloun
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