Dunbar

See also: dun-bar

English

Alternative forms

• Dynbaer (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: dŭnbär', IPA^(key): /dʌnˈbɑː(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Proper noun

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, 12^th 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.

Anagrams

• Durban

Scots

Alternative forms

• Dynbaer (obsolete)

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Dùn Bàrr.

Proper noun

Dunbar

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