Dunne

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Dunne

/dʌn/

Sounds like done, dun

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Dunnes

A surname from Irish.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dunn, dan, den, heyworth, dunworth, dunnagan, dunlavey, dunleavy, dunlevy, dunbar, durney, durnin, dulaney, durnion, duffin, duane

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"Dunne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dunne. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Dunne. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dunne

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"Dunne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dunne.

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@misc{dunne_2026,
  title = {Dunne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dunne},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}