Dun most commonly refers to: *

Dun gene The dun gene is a dilution gene that affects both red and black pigments in the equine coat color, coat color of a horse. The dun gene lightens most of the body while leaving the mane (horse), mane, tail, legs, and primitive markings the shade of ...

, which produces a brownish-gray color (dun) in horses and other Equidae *

Dun (fortification) A dun is an ancient or medieval fort. In Great Britain and Ireland it is mainly a kind of hillfort and also a kind of Atlantic roundhouse. Etymology The term comes from Irish ''dún'' or Scottish Gaelic ''dùn'' (meaning "fort"), and is c ...

, an ancient or medieval fort Dun or DUN may also refer to:

Places

Scotland

Dun, Angus Dun is a rural parish in Angus, Scotland. It contains the House of Dun, home of the Erskine family and is a stop on the Caledonian Railway. It is located on the river South Esk, west of Montrose and east of Brechin. In 1785-7, a bridge was bu ...

, a civil parish in Scotland *

Dun Bhruichlinn Dun Bhruichlinn is an Iron Age fort south of Esknish, Islay, Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of t ...

, an Iron Age fort south of Esknish, Islay, Scotland *

Dun Borrafiach Dun Borrafiach is an Iron Age broch located on the north coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland (). Location Dun Borrafiach is located on the Waternish peninsula of Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye, is the largest and northernmost o ...

, an Iron Age broch on the island of Skye, Scotland *

Dun Guaidhre Dun Guaidhre, also known as Dùn Ghùaidhre, is an Iron Age fort southwest of Kilmeny, Islay, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Local tradition associates the fort with Godred Crovan Godred Crovan (died 1095), known in Gaelic ...

, an Iron Age fort southwest of Kilmeny, Islay, Scotland * Dun Nosebridge, an Iron Age fort southeast of Bridgend, Islay, Scotland *

Dun Ringill Dun Ringill (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Dùn'', 'fort', ''Ringill'', 'point of the ravine') is an Iron Age hill fort on the Strathaird peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland. Further fortified in the Middle Ages, tradition holds that it was ...

, an Iron Age hill fort on the Strathaird peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland *

Dùn Dùn is an island in St Kilda, Scotland. It is nearly long. Its name simply means "fort" in Scottish Gaelic (for more information, see "dun"), but the fort itself has been lost – old maps show it on Gob an Dùin (), which is at the seaward e ...

, an island of St Kilda, Scotland *

House of Dun The House of Dun is a National Trust for Scotland property in the parish of Dun, lying close to the edge of Montrose Basin and situated approximately halfway between the towns of Montrose and Brechin, in Angus, Scotland. History The Dun Estate ...

, a Scottish estate

Iran

Dun, Iran Devin (, also Romanized as Devīn; also known as Deven, Doon, and Dūn) is a village in Dar Pahn Rural District, Senderk District, Minab County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known ...

, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran *

Dun Sar Dune Sar (, also Romanized as Dūne Sar; also known as Dūneh Sar) is a village in Gatab-e Shomali Rural District, Gatab District, Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also kno ...

, a village in Gatab-e Shomali Rural District, Gatab District, Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran

France

Dun, Ariège Dun () is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. In 1973, the commune Dun was expanded with the former communes Merviel, Engraviès and Senesse-de-Senabugue.Dun-le-Poëlier, a commune in central France *

Dun-sur-Meuse Dun-sur-Meuse (, literally ''Dun on Meuse'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Among notable residents was the painter Hector Leroux, who was buried in the cemetery there. History In the 11th century ...

, a commune in northern France

Other countries

Dun, Norway Dun is a village in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the central part of the island of Jøa, and it is the location of Dun Church. Olav Duun was from this village. The village was the administrative centre of ...

, a village in Trøndelag, Norway * Dün, a range of hills in Thuringia, Germany * Dun or

Doon Valley The Doon Valley is an unusually wide, long valley within the Sivalik Hills and the Lesser Himalayas, in the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. Within the valley lies the city of Dehradun, the winter capital of Uttar ...

(Hindi: ) in the Sivalik hills of northern India * Dun Glacier, in Antarctica

People with the name or title

Given name or title

* Consort Dun (1746–1806), Chinese imperial consort *

Dun Deal David Maximillian Cunningham (born August 19, 1986), known professionally as Dun Deal, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper. He is best known for producing A$AP Mob's hit single " RAF", Young Thug's single " Stoner" and Migos' s ...

(born 1986), American record producer and rapper *

Dun Mihaka Te Ringa Mangu Netana "Dun" Mihaka (1942 – 22 August 2023) was a New Zealand Māori activist, author, and political candidate. Early life and family Mihaka was born at Te Ahuahu in 1942 and was affiliated with the Ngāpuhi iwi. The son of ...

Dun Karm Psaila Carmelo Psaila, better known as Dun Karm Psaila (Żebbuġ, 18 October 1871 – 13 October 1961) was a Maltese Roman Catholic priest, writer and poet, sometimes called the "bard of Malta". He is widely recognised as the Maltese national ...

(1871–1961), Maltese writer and poet *

Dun Mikiel Xerri Dun Mikiel Xerri (Żebbuġ, Hospitaller Malta, 29 September 1737 – 17 January 1799) was a Maltese patriot. He was baptised Mikael Archangelus Joseph in the parish church of Żebbuġ on 30 September 1737, the son of Bartholomew Xerri and his ...

(1737–1799), Maltese patriot *

Mao Dun Shen Dehong (Shen Yanbing; 4 July 1896 – 27 March 1981), best known by the pen name of Mao Dun, was a Chinese novelist, essayist, journalist, playwright, literary and cultural critic. He was highly celebrated for his Literary realism, rea ...

(1896-1981), Chinese writer *

Xiahou Dun Xiahou Dun () (died 13 June 220), courtesy name Yuanrang, was a Chinese military general and politician serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.''Sanguozhi'' vol.9. He served for a few months under Cao Cao ...

(d. 220), Chinese general and politician

Surname

Angus Dun Angus Dun (May 4, 1892 – August 12, 1971) was a noted United States clergyman and author, who was the 4th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington in Washington, DC. Life and work Early life Angus Dun, son of Henry W. and Sarah R. ( ...

(1892–1971), American clergyman and author *

Dennis Dun Dennis Gong Dun (born April 19, 1952) is an American stage and screen actor. Early life and education Of Chinese Jamaican descent, Dun was born in Stockton, California. He trained in martial arts and Chinese opera growing up. He originally st ...

(born 1952), Chinese–American actor *

Edwin Dun Edwin Dun (June 19, 1848 – May 15, 1931) was a rancher from Ohio who was employed as an '' o-yatoi gaikokujin'' in Hokkaidō by the Hokkaidō Development Commission (''Kaitakushi'') and advised the Japanese government on modernizing agric ...

(1848–1931), American agriculturalist *

Jean Dun Jean Dun, also known as Jean Dun "père", (? – 1735) was a French opera singer active at the Paris Opéra where he created many bass roles during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was also the bass soloist at the church of Saint-Paul- ...

(died 1735), French opera singer *

Josh Dun Joshua William Dun (born June 18, 1988) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside Tyler Joseph, but he has collaborated with other artists as well. His band has been nominated for ...

(born 1988), American musician and drummer of Twenty One Pilots *

Smith Dun Lieutenant General Smith Dun (11 November 1906 – 1979) was the commander-in-chief of the Burmese Army from 4 January 1948 to 1 February 1949. Personal life He was an ethnic Karen and the first person belonging to the ethnic group to hol ...

(1906-1979), Burmese Army commander-in-chief *

Tan Dun Tan Dun (, ; born 18 August 1957) is a Chinese-born American composer and conductor. A leading figure of contemporary classical music, he draws from a variety of Western and Chinese influences, a pairing which has shaped much of his life and mu ...

(born 1957), Chinese composer *

William Sutherland Dun William Sutherland Dun (1 July 1868 – 7 October 1934) was an Australian palaeontologist, geologist and president of the Royal Society of New South Wales. Dun was the son of Major Percy Henderson Dun, formerly of the East India Company's army, an ...

(1868–1934), Australian palaeontologist and geologist

Biology

Subimago Mayflies (also known as shadflies or fishflies in Canada and the upper Midwestern United States, as Canadian soldiers in the American Great Lakes region, and as up-winged flies in the United Kingdom) are aquatic insects belonging to the order ...

, or dun, a stage in the life cycle of mayflies, especially an artificial fishing fly tied to imitate one

Computing and technology

Dial-up networking Dial-up Internet access is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) by dialing a telephone number on a conventional telepho ...

(DUN) a dialed connection to the Internet via public telephone lines **Dial-up Networking Profile, a Bluetooth computer communications profile

Other uses

* Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS), a unique numeric identifier for businesses *

Dewan Undangan Negeri In Malaysia, a state legislative assembly, officially Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN), is the legislative branch of the state governments in each of the 13 Malaysian states. Members of a state legislative assembly comprises elected representatives ...

(DUN), the legislative assemblies of Malaysian states *

Dün (band) Dün was a French progressive rock band, active from 1978 to 1981, during which they played shows with Magma, Art Zoyd, Etron Fou Leloublan, and almost became a part of the short-lived Rock in Opposition grouping of bands in Europe. In 1981, they ...

, a French progressive rock band active 1978-1981 *

Dun & Bradstreet The Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (D&B) is an American company that provides commercial data, analytics, and insights for businesses. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the company offers a wide range of products and services for risk a ...

, an American credit reporting agency *

Dun comma The comma is a punctuation mark that appears in several variants in different languages. Some typefaces render it as a small line, slightly curved or straight, but inclined from the vertical; others give it the appearance of a miniature fille ...

or enumeration comma, a Chinese punctuation mark *

Dun Cow The Dun Cow is a common Motif (folkloristics), motif in English folklore. "Dun" is a dull shade of brownish grey. Dunsmore Heath The Dun Cow was said to be a savage beast roaming Dunsmore Heath, an area west of Dunchurch, near Rugby, Warwickshi ...

, a brown bovine; a common motif in English folklore *

Prince Dun Prince Dun of the First Rank, or simply Prince Dun, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Dun peerage was not awarded "iron-cap" status, this meant that each successive ...

, a peerage in Manchu China