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dundas

/dˈʌndəz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
dun-das
IPA
/dˈʌndəz/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The Scottish name is from Scottish Gaelic, from Old Irish dùn (“fort”) + deas (“south”), perhaps via Dundas Castle, while the places in Canada are named after Lord Melville, Henry Dundas, a Scottish politician.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dundases (plural)

Derived Forms

dundasite

Phrases

Dundas Valley North Dundas Port Dundas South Dundas United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry

Questions

How do you pronounce dundas?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈʌndəz/.
What does dundas mean?
A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does dundas come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce dundas

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