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Dun

proper nounattested in dialogue

A river in Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, which flows into the River Kennet.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A river in Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, which flows into the River Kennet.

  2. 2

    A river in Wiltshire and Hampshire, England, which flows into the River Test.

  3. 3

    An alternative name for the River Don in Yorkshire, England.

  4. 4

    A river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, alternatively named the Glendun River.

  5. 5

    A settlement and parish in Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO6659).

  6. 6

    A surname

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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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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