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Dunwear

hamlet · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Dunwear is likely an Old English name, possibly meaning 'Dunna's weir' or 'the weir by the hill'. It refers to a fish weir associated with a person named Dunna or a nearby hill.

Word origins

Dunna
Old Englisha personal name
wer
Old Englishweir (for catching fish)