Dunn (surname)
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Soundex: D500
Origins
Irish. Dunn is a Scottish and Irish name from the Gaelic donn, which means 'dark' or 'brown'. Dunn is a nickname for a man with dark hair or a dark complexion. It is also derived as an English nickname with the same meaning, from Old English dunn (dark-colored). Occasionally, it is found as a Scottish place name from Dun the former county of Angus, from Gaelic dun (fort).
Variations
Some of these names are simply spelling variations while while others may have completely separate origins, ethnically and regionally.
- Dunne
- O'Dunn (O350)
- O'Doinn
- O'Duinn
