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)

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

Derived terms

• Compton Dundon

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dundon is the 22319^th 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

Reduplication of Spanish don.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dunˈdon/ [d̪ʊn̪ˈd̪on̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Dun‧don

Noun

Dundón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. title of a member of the principalía: sir; Sir

   Synonyms: Don, Ginoo, Senyor, Maginoo

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