# Dunbar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /dʌnˈbɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #21,501

## Definitions
1. A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6778).
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10. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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

## Easily confused with
- **Duncan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunbar-vs-duncan)
- **Dunham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunbar-vs-dunham)
- **Durban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunbar-vs-durban)
- **Dundas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunbar-vs-dundas)
- **Dunlap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunbar-vs-dunlap)
- **Dubai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-dunbar)
- **dinar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinar-vs-dunbar)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddunbar`, `dnubar`, `dubnar`, `dunabr`, `dunbarr`, `dunbbar`, `dunbra`, `dunnbar`, `udnbar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dunbar