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Dunn
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dunn dúnn dünn
English
Alternative forms
en Doyne Dunne
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of en ga Ó Duinn descendant of Donn, a byname from ga donn brown, brown-haired.
Pronunciation
en /dʌn/ [dɐn] UK
en /dʌn/ US
en En-ca-done.ogg CA
en ʌn 1
en dun Donn Donne done Dunne
Proper noun
~
en Irish.
en Anna Betts Alleged DC sandwich-thrower worked at justice department, attorney general says w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/14/dc-sandwich-thrower-justice-department 2025-08-14 In a statement posted on social media, Bondi said that the man, identified in court documents as 37-year-old Sean Charles Dunn, has since been fired. On Wednesday night, the FBI director, Kash Patel, said that Dunn had been charged with felony assault on a federal officer. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/0MrNk 15 August 2025
en number of places c/USA:
en ghost town co/Benton County s/Indiana.
en ucomm co/Texas County co/Missouri.
en city co/Harnett County s/North Carolina.
en ucomm co/Scurry County s/Texas.
en town co/Dane County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Dunn County s/Wisconsin.
Derived terms
en dunnite
Statistics
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
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh done, from lb goh dona, from a lb gem-pro - derivative of lb ine-pro *ten- to stretch. Cognate with de Dohne, related to la tenus.
Pronunciation
lb /dun/
Noun
f Dinnchen
beam (of wood)
bowler hat
Synonyms
hat Meloun
lb Headwear
Old English
Etymology
From Old English ang dunn dark, dim.
Proper noun
m
ang male
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An. DCCXLI Hēr Æþelheard cing forðferde, ⁊ feng Cūþrēd tō Westseaxna rīċe, ⁊ heold XXVI wintra, ⁊ heardlīċe hē ġewann wiþ Æþelwald cing. ⁊ Cūþbriht wæs tō arċebisċeope ġehālgod, ⁊ Dunn bisċeop tō Hrofesċeastre. Year 741 In this year King Aethelhard died, and Cuthred ascended to the West Saxon throne. He held it for 26 years, and fought bravely against King Aethelwald. And Cuthbright was ordained archbishop, and Dunn ordained bishop of Rochester.