Dunbar

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//dʌnˈbɑː(ɹ)//

A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6778).

proper noun

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A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6778).
1965 — In reply he sent Wilfrid to his town of Dunbar under the supervision of a sheriff called Tydlin whom he knew to be more cruel. — Eddius Stephanus, Life of Wilfrid, Page 107, 12ᵗʰ century. Translated from Latin by J. F. Webb.
2
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Houston County, Georgia.
3
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Greencastle Township, Marshall County, Iowa.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Otoe County, Nebraska.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
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A number of places in the United States: A borough and township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Georgetown County, South Carolina.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marlboro County, South Carolina.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Wise County, Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
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A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Historically Dynbaer. From Cumbric *dyn (“fort”) + *barr (“hill-crest, summit, top”).

Forms

plural: Dunbars

dun · A brownish grey colour.Dun · A river in Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, which flows into…DUN · a state legislative assembly

Dunbar · A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6778).

Duncan · A male given name from Scottish Gaelic anglicized from…dung · Manure; animal excrement.Dung · A female given name from Vietnamese.

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