English Explanatory Dictionary

Dundon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Compton Dundon parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4832).

Word forms

Dundon Dundons

Etymology

For the place: from Old English dūn + denu (“valley by the hill”). Recorded as Dondeme ^([sic]) in 1086 (DB), and Dunden in 1286. Dundon Hill is east of the village.

Derived words

Compton Dundon
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