Dunnett

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Dunnett

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* 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”).

proper noun

A surname.

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"Dunnett." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dunnett. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{dunnett_2026,
  title = {Dunnett},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dunnett},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}