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DULL
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English
English : of uncertain derivation; it may be from Dylling ‘son of Dylla’, or from dylling ‘the dull one’.German : metronymic from the female personal name Dilli, in Westphalia a pet form of Ottilie.German : variant of Dillinger.
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English
English : from Middle English dove, Old English dÅ«fe ‘dove’ (or perhaps occasionally from the Old Norse cognate dúfa), applied as a nickname for a mild and gentle person or as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of doves. The Old English word was used as a personal name for either sex in the early Middle English period, and the surname at least in part derives from this use.Scottish : translation of Mac Calmáin (see Coleman 1).Scottish : variant of Duff.North German : nickname for a deaf or dull man, Middle Low German dÅf.David James Dove was born about 1696 in Portsmouth, England, where his father was a tailor. He arrived with his wife in Philadelphia in 1750 and in 1751 opened an academy for young ladies. He was the first person in PA who attempted to supply higher education for women.
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English
English : habitational name, probably from Dullingham in Cambridgeshire, named in Old English as ‘homestead (Old English hÄm) of the people (-inga-) of Dull(a)’ (an unattested personal name).
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English (Kent)
English (Kent) : unexplained.Possibly an altered spelling of the German surname Dulling, which is likewise unexplained.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Heavy, The dullard
Male
Danish
, dull, foolish, imbecile, weak person.
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English
English : perhaps an occupational name for a maker of bottles or cups, from Old French gourde ‘water vessel’, ‘flask’, but possibly of the same derivation as 2.French : from Old French gourd ‘heavy’, ‘dull’, ‘sluggish’, hence a nickname for a slow lumbering person.
Boy/Male
Native American
Dull knife.
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South German
South German : nickname from Middle High German tol, dol ‘foolish’, ‘mad’; also ‘strong’, ‘handsome’.South German (Döll) : variant of Thiel.South German (Bavaria) : topographic name for someone living in a valley, Middle High German tol ‘ditch’.North German : habitational name from Dolle, Dollen, or Döllen in Brandenburg.English : nickname for a foolish individual, from Middle English dolle ‘dull’, ‘foolish’ (Old English dol). The byform dyl(le) gave rise to Middle English dil(le), dul(le), modern English dull. Compare Dill 3.
Male
Irish
Irish form of Icelandic Amloði, possibly AMHLAIDE means "heavy" or "the dullard," or Old French Hamelet, meaning "tiny little village." But this Irish form of the name may have a different meaning, perhaps the same as Amhlaibh.
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English
English : nickname from Middle English dull + -ard ‘dull or stupid person’. Compare Doll 5.Irish : either an importation to Ireland of the English name or, possibly, a reduced and altered form of de la Hyde (see Dollarhide).
Boy/Male
Native American
Dull knife.
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English
English : nickname for a dullard, from Middle English crot, crote ‘lump’, ‘clod’.
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English
English : nickname for someone with fair hair or a light complexion, from Anglo-Norman French blunt ‘blond’ (Old French blund, blond, of Germanic origin).English : nickname for a stupid person, from Middle English blunt, blont ‘dull’, ‘stupid’ (probably from Old English blinnan ‘to stop’, or Old Norse blundr ‘sleep’).
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German
German : metonymic occupational name for a sawyer, from Middle High German dill(e) ‘(floor)board’.English : metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of dill, an aromatic culinary and medicinal herb, Old English dile, dyle.English : nickname from Middle English dell, dill, dull ‘dull’, ‘foolish’.English : from an Old English personal name Dylli or Dylla.Possibly a reduced form of Scottish McDill.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Love's Labours Lost' A constable.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a stupid person, Middle English dolling, a derivative of Old English dol ‘dull’, ‘stupid’ (see Doll).Irish : variant of Dolan 1.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Heavy, The dullard
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English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : variant of Dole or Dull. Compare Dolman.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Inquirer, examiner, dull observer.
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Hindu
Worshipper of Lord Shiva, Self promising
Girl/Female
Scandinavian
Friendly elf.
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Irish, Swedish
Pure; Torture; Form of Katherine; Virginal
Girl/Female
Tamil
Gentle, Creator
Girl/Female
Spanish American Latin
Sweet.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Eternal Stream
Girl/Female
Hebrew American Maori Spanish
Grace.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rollins.
Female
English
Pet form of English Eleanor, ELLIE means "foreign; the other."Â
Girl/Female
French American English Latin
Jewel.
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DULL
v. t.
To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth.
n.
One who, or that which, dulls.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dull
a.
Resembling a tub; specifically sounding dull and without resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound; as, a tubby violin.
v. t.
To remove the dullness of; to clear.
v. t.
To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
a.
Dull.
a.
Inapt; slow; dull.
n.
A person of a dull, grave, gloomy temperament.
imp. & p. p.
of Dull
superl.
Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
a.
Heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; -- the opposite of mercurial; as, a saturnine person or temper.
v. i.
Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed /lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly /inder or embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.
a.
Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid; flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a vapid state of the blood.
n.
An African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird.
adv.
In a dull manner; stupidly; slowly; sluggishly; without life or spirit.
v. i.
To become dull or stupid.
n.
The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness; drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster; want of vividness, or of brightness.
a.
Somewhat dull; uninteresting; tiresome.
superl.
Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.