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Down - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Down

[ 1 syll. dow(n), do-wn ] The boy name Down is pronounced as DAWN KEY. Down is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Gaelic origins. The name means fortress.

Down is a rare baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Down include Daan (Dutch), Dain (English), Daine (English), Dan (German, English, and Romanian), Dane (English, Dutch, and Lithuanian), Dann (English), Dayne (English), Dean (English and German), Deane (English), Den (English), Dene (English), Dinh (Vietnamese), Dom (English), Don (English and Scottish), Donagh (Irish), Donn (English, Irish, and Scottish), Duane (English and Irish), Dun (English), Dune (English), and Dunn (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Down: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AW as in "cow (K.AW)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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