About Down
The name "Down" is a surname of English origin. It is derived from the Old English word "dūn," meaning "hill" or "downhill." It likely originated as a locational surname for someone who lived near or on a hill. The name "Down" can also be a variant of the Irish surname "Dunn," which means "brown" or "dark-haired." Overall, the name "Down" typically signifies a geographical feature or describes a physical characteristic.
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Most individuals with the name Down are female.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -28.57% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Down in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Down using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.