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Dunnett

Dunnett proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Dunnett

  1. A surname.

Origin of Dunnett

* As a Scottish surname, variant of Dunnet, a place in Caithness, Scotland, probably from Scottish Gaelic dùn (“fortress, stronghold”). * As an English surname, from the Old French surname Donat, from Latin Donatus (see Donat). * Also as an English surname, from the placename Downhead in Somerset or several places called Donhead, both from Old English dūn (“hill, down”) + hēafod (“head end”).

Questions about Dunnett

What does Dunnett mean?
Dunnett means a surname.
What part of speech is Dunnett?
Dunnett is a proper noun.

Words near Dunnett in the dictionary

  1. dunners
  2. Dunnes
  3. dunness
  4. dunnest
  5. Dunnet Head
  6. Dunnett
  7. Dunneworthy
  8. dunnier
  9. dunnies
  10. dunniest
  11. dunniewassal

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