Dundon
See also: dundon
English
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.
Proper noun
Dundon (countable and uncountable, plural Dundons)
- A surname.
- A village in Compton Dundon parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4832).
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dundon is the 22319th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1155 individuals. Dundon is most common among White (93.33%) individuals.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Dondon, Donron — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- Dunron — obsolete
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dunˈdon/ [d̪ʊn̪ˈd̪on̪]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: Dun‧don
Noun
Dundón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔) (obsolete)
Derived terms
- magdundon
- padundunan
Related terms
- Don
- Dondones
References
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 234.
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 261: “Don) Dondon (pc) C. que ponen alos prinçipales como .D. Pedro .D. Iuan y otros”
Further reading
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 316