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dunnett

/dˈʌnɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
dun-nett
IPA
/dˈʌnɪt/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* 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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dùn, -, Donatus, dūn

Rhymes With

whodunit brunett

Questions

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

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