Sunde

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld Norse sund ← Proto-Germanic *sundą →
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Meanings

proper nounSunde (plural Sundes)

plural Sundes

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*sundą
  2. Old Norsesund“strait, sound”
  3. EnglishSunde

From the Norwegian surname named after several farmsteads, from Old Norse sund (“strait, sound”), from Proto-Germanic *sundą.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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