Dunne (surname)

Dunne (surname)

Dunne is an Irish surname from County Laoise and County Wicklow, derived from the Gaelic "O'Duinn" and "O'Doinn", meaning "dark" or "brown." Dunne is an uncommon given name. People with the name Dunne include: [cite web |url=http://www.irishsurnames.com/cgi-bin/gallery.pl?name=dunne&capname=Dunne&letter=d&user=IIS&refer=ISP&item=ss |title=Dunne coat of arms, family crest and Dunne family history |publisher=irishsurnames.com |accessdate=2007-12-31] Family name
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meaning ="dark" or "brown"
region = Ireland
origin =Gaelic
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*Ben Dunne, Irish businessman
*Bernard Dunne, Irish professional boxer and holder of the European Super bantamweight title
*Colin Dunne, Professional Irish dancer.
*Chavelita Dunne, British feminist writing as George Egerton
*Dominick Dunne, American writer and film producer
*Dominique Dunne, American actress, daughter of Dominick
*Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, American politician
*Finley Peter Dunne, American writer
*Griffin Dunne, American actor, son of Dominick
*Irene Dunne, Irish actress
*Jeff Dunne, Australian Rules footballer
*Jimmy Dunne, Irish soccer player
*Joe Dunne, Irish soccer player
*John Dunne, poet, usually spelled John Donne
*John Gregory Dunne, American writer and literary critic
*John William Dunne, British engineer and author of "An Experiment with Time"
*Patrick Dunne, various including:
**Pat Dunne, Irish football goalkeeper
**Paddy Dunne (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer
**Paddy Dunne (politician), Irish Labour Party politician, senator and Lord Mayor of Dublin
*Peter Dunne, New Zealand politician
*Peter Masten Dunne, historian
*Philip Dunne, one of several people including:*Philip Dunne, American screenwriter:*Philip Dunne, British politician:*Philip Russell Rendel Dunne
*Richard Dunne, Irish soccer player
*Robin Dunne, Canadian actor
*Tom Dunne, Irish radio presenter
*Tony Dunne, Irish soccer player
*James Dunne, Earl of Cheshire & A Royal Heir

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