Dando

dando dẫn độ English + (surname) Etymology 1 English habitational surname of en nrf - origin, from one of the two villages named Aunou, in France. Alternative forms en Dendle Proper noun s en Norman. Derived terms en Compton Dando Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Dando is the 36838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Dando is most common among White (90.76%) individuals. Etymology 2 Hotten explains this as the name of a man once famed for devouring large portions of oysters etc. at restaurants and then admitting he had no money. Noun en UK slang archaic A voracious eater. en 1844 James MacGauran Walter Clayton: A tale of the Gordon Riots 2 It is plaguily annoying to want a dinner, and have the appetite of a Dando — to be asked for a large debt, when your pockets cannot conceal a solitary shilling en 1904 Robert Smith Surtees The Analysis of the Hunting Field 9 have we not made out our case that a Master requires the propensities of Bacchus, with the appetite of a Dando Further reading References voracious eater 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary Anagrams en addno Donda add on add-on addon en eponyms surnames from Old French