Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunn

/dʌn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: dunn
IPA: /dʌn/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

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A number of places in the United States:

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A number of places in the United States:

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In a statement posted on social media, Bondi said that the man, identified in court documents as 37-year-old Sean Charles Dunn, has since been fired. […] On Wednesday night, the FBI director, Kash Patel, said that Dunn had been charged with felony assault on a federal officer."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Duinn

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dʌn/
British English: /dʌn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dunns (plural) Doyne (alternative) Dunne (alternative)

Derived Forms

dunnite

Homonyms

dun Donn Donne done Dunne

Rhymes With

one done run fun son won sun gun none un begun ton

Questions

How do you pronounce dunn?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʌn/.
What does dunn mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does dunn come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce dunn

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