Dunbar

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English

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Etymology

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Historically Dynbaer. From Cumbric *din (fort) + *barr (hill-crest, summit, top).

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Dunbar (countable and uncountable, plural Dunbars)

  1. A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6778).
    • 1965 — In reply he sent Wilfrid to his town of Dunbar under the supervision of a sheriff called Tydlin whom he knew to be more cruel. — Eddius Stephanus, Life of Wilfrid, Page 107, 12th century. Translated from Latin by J. F. Webb.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Houston County, Georgia.
    2. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky.
    3. A village in Otoe County, Nebraska.
    4. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
    5. A borough of Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
    6. An unincorporated community in Wise County, Virginia.
    7. A city in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
    8. A town and census-designated place in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
  3. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Etymology

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From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Bàrr.

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Dunbar

  1. Dunbar (a town in East Lothian council area, Scotland)