The blunt Surname
blunt Name Meaning and History
- nickname for someone with fair hair or a light complexion, from Anglo-Norman French blunt ‘blond’ (Old French blund, blond, of Germanic origin).
- nickname for a stupid person, from Middle English blunt, blont ‘dull’, ‘stupid’ (probably from Old English blinnan ‘to stop’, or Old Norse blundr ‘sleep’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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