# Dundas

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #35,698

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
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## Etymology
The Scottish name is from Scottish Gaelic, from Old Irish dùn (“fort”) + deas (“south”), perhaps via Dundas Castle, while the places in Canada are named after Lord Melville, Henry Dundas, a Scottish politician.

## Easily confused with
- **dunks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dundas-vs-dunks)
- **Dundee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dundas-vs-dundee)
- **Dunham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dundas-vs-dunham)
- **Dunlap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dundas-vs-dunlap)
- **duds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duds-vs-dundas)
- **dudes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dudes-vs-dundas)
- **Duncan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duncan-vs-dundas)
- **Dunbar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunbar-vs-dundas)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddundas`, `dnudas`, `dudnas`, `dunads`, `dundass`, `dunddas`, `dundsa`, `dunndas`, `udndas`

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