The story
- Old English · derived fromdūn + denu“valley by the hill”
- English todayDundon
For the place: from Old English dūn + denu (“valley by the hill”). Recorded as Dondeme ^([sic]) in 1086 (DB), and Dunden in 1286. Dundon Hill is east of the village.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.