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

Places

Scotland

* Dun, Angus, a civil parish in Scotland * Dun Bhruichlinn, an Iron Age fort south of Esknish, Islay, Scotland * Dun Borrafiach, an Iron Age broch on the island of Skye, Scotland * Dun Guaidhre, an Iron Age fort southwest of Kilmeny, Islay, Scotland * Dun Nosebridge, an Iron Age fort southeast of Bridgend, Islay, Scotland * Dun Ringill, an Iron Age hill fort on the Strathaird peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland * Dùn, an island of St Kilda, Scotland * House of Dun, a Scottish estate

Iran

* Dun, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Dun Sar, a village in Gatab-e Shomali Rural District, Gatab District, Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran

France

* Dun, Ariège, a commune in southern France * Dun-le-Poëlier, a commune in central France * Dun-sur-Meuse, a commune in northern France

Other countries

* Dun, Norway, a village in Trøndelag, Norway * Dün, a range of hills in Thuringia, Germany * Dun or Doon Valley (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 (born 1986), American record producer and rapper * Dun Mihaka * Dun Karm Psaila (1871–1961), Maltese writer and poet * Dun Mikiel Xerri (1737–1799), Maltese patriot * Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese writer * Xiahou Dun (d. 220), Chinese general and politician

Surname

* Angus Dun (1892–1971), American clergyman and author * Dennis Dun (born 1952), Chinese–American actor * Edwin Dun (1848–1931), American agriculturalist * Jean Dun (died 1735), French opera singer * Josh Dun (born 1988), American musician and drummer of Twenty One Pilots * Smith Dun (1906-1979), Burmese Army commander-in-chief * Tan Dun (born 1957), Chinese composer * William Sutherland Dun (1868–1934), Australian palaeontologist and geologist

Biology

* Subimago, 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 (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 (DUN), the legislative assemblies of Malaysian states * Dün (band), a French progressive rock band active 1978-1981 *

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, an American credit reporting agency * Dun comma 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, a peerage in Manchu China