dunn

dunn · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A surname of English and Irish origin, derived from a word meaning "brown" or "dark."

  2. 2.

    Various place names, including Dunn County in North Dakota and Wisconsin.

Related words

See also: brown, dun

Etymology

From Old English dunn ("dark, brown") or Irish Donn ("brown, chief"), originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion. The name may also derive from the Irish clan name O'Duinn ("descendant of Donn"). In some cases, it is an Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic names.