Given name & surname
Daunt
“to subdue, intimidate”
Daunt is a surname from Middle English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daunt goes back to Middle English daunten, meaning “to subdue, intimidate.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English daunten (“to subdue, intimidate”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Daunt’s family of names
In English usage, Daunt as a surname has a related form in TAUNT. In English usage, Daunt as a surname has a related form in TAUNT.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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