Dunnett
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English
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”).
Proper noun
Dunnett
- A surname.