"Dando" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Dandos [plural]
Etymology: English habitational surname of Norman origin, from one of the two villages named Aunou, in France. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Dando (plural Dandos)
  1. A surname from Norman. Synonyms: Dendle Derived forms: Compton Dando
    Sense id: en-Dando-en-name-FsYIWOmF Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 74 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Dandos [plural]
Etymology: Hotten explains this as the name of a man once famed for devouring large portions of oysters etc. at restaurants and then admitting he had no money. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dando (plural Dandos)
  1. (UK, slang, archaic) A voracious eater. Tags: UK, archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-Dando-en-noun-CWgjg68W Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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