The daunt Surname
daunt Name Meaning and History
English and Irish: nickname from Middle English daunten ‘to
subdue’, ‘to tame’, ‘to intimidate’. The surname was taken to County
Cork in Ireland in the 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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