Dunne
Dunne is an Irish surname, derived from the Gaelic O'Duinn and O'Doinn, meaning "dark" or "brown." The name Dunne in Ireland is derived from the O'Duinn and the O'Doinn Gaelic Septs who were based in County Laois and County Wicklow. These septs in turn are descendants of the O'Regan noble family. It is in these Counties that the majority of descendants can still be found. Hundreds of years ago, the Gaelic name used by the Dunn family in Ireland was O Duinn or O Doinn. Both Gaelic names are derived from the Gaelic word donn, which means brown. O Doinn is the genitive case of donn. First found in county Meath, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Variations: Dunn, Dunne, Dun, O'Dunne, O'Doyne, Doine, Doin, O'Dunn
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Famous quotes containing the word dunne:
“A new mistress is like new sheets. A little bit stiff but washings to come.”
—Philip Dunne (1908–1992)
“Vice ... is a creature of such heejous mien ... that th’ more ye see it th’ betther ye like it.”
—Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936)
“If ye live enough befure thirty ye won’t care to live at all afther fifty.”
—Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936)