The story
- Old English · derived fromdūn“hill”
- English todayDunsmore
From either: # Old English personal name Dunna + mōr (“moor”). # Old English dūn (“hill”), genitive singular dūnes + mōr (“moor”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishdūn all →
downDunhamDuttonDuntonRawdonDunnettDunwichDuncombeBreedonChurchdownDownleyDungateLong CrendonNorth Downs
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.