Given name & surname
Dun
“a brown-haired man”
Dun is a variant of Dunn. One interpretation is “a brown-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dun is a variant of Dunn. One interpretation is “a brown-haired man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dun has more than one origin: as a Scottish surname, it comes from Scottish Gaelic dùn; as a Dutch surname, it goes back to a word meaning “thin”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Probably from Scottish Gaelic dùn (“fortress”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Dun, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Dunnett
“fortress, stronghold”
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Lunn
“having great strength; one who is warlike”
38% boys · 62% girls
Dundas
“fort” · “south”
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Duthie
“son of the servant of (Saint) Dubhthach”
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Mcmunn
“son of the servant of (Saint) Munnu”
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Dorch
“dark”
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Doig
Doig is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
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Mckuen
“son of Eòghan”
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