Dunne

D2U1N1N1E1
/dʌn/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Duinn →
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Meanings

proper nounDunne (plural Dunnes)

plural Dunnes

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Duinn“descendant of Duinn”
  2. EnglishDunne

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duinn (“descendant of Duinn”), a byname from donn (“brown”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

donedun

Anagrams

unend
Cite this entry
APA

Dunne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunne

MLA

“Dunne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dunne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunne.

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