Dun
The English word “Dun” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
- An alternative name for the River Don in Yorkshire, England.
Etymology
* As a Scottish surname, from the placename Dun, Angus, itself probably from Scottish Gaelic dùn (“fortress”). * As an English surname, variant of Dunn. * As a Dutch surname, from the adjective dun (“thin”). * As a Chinese surname, Mandarin form of surname 頓 /顿 meaning "pause" or 敦 meaning "sincere."
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