Dull

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

  • As a German surname, from dialectal tull (“stout, corpulent”) (see the adjective doll), or a variant of Thiel. See Duell.
  • As a Scottish surname, it is a habitational name from Dull in Perthshire (see Etymology 2).
  • As an English surname, variant of Dill, Doel.

Proper noun[edit]

Dull (plural Dulls)

  1. A surname. of Scottish and German origin.
Statistics[edit]
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Dull is the 6961st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4818 individuals. Dull is most common among White (93.3%) individuals.

Etymology 2[edit]

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Possibly from Pictish [Term?], cognate with Proto-Brythonic *dol (“meadow”).

Proper noun[edit]

Dull

  1. A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.

Anagrams[edit]

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