Emden (the fort on the R. Ems); Dijon, anc. _Dibisdunum_ (the fort on two waters), at the conf. of the Ouche and Suzon; Mehun, Meudon, and Meuny, in France (the fort on the plain), Lat. _Magdunum_; Verdun, anc. _Verodunum_ (the fort on the water, _bior_), on the R. Meuse, in France; Verden, in Hanover, on the R. Aller, with the same meaning; Autun, corrupt. from _Augustodunum_ (the fortress of Augustus); Wimbledon, in Surrey, anc. _Wibbandun_ (from an ancient proprietor, Wibba); Sion, in Switzerland, Ger. _Sitten_, corrupt. from its ancient Celtic name _Suidh-dunum_ (the seat of the hill fort). From _Daingeann_ (a fortress) are derived such names as Dangen and Dingen, in Ireland; also Dingle, in its earlier form _Daingean-ui-Chuis_ (the fort of O’Cush or Hussey); it received its present name in the reign of Elizabeth; Ballendine and Ballendaggan (the town of the fort); Dangan was also the ancient name of Philipstown. [Sidenote: DUNE, or DOWN (A.S.), DUN (Cel.),] a grassy hill or mound; _e.g._ the Downs, in the south of England; the Dunes, in Flanders; Halidon Hill (the holy hill); Dunham, Dunwick, and Dutton, originally _Dunton_ (hill town); Croydon (chalk hill); Dunkirk, in Flanders (the church on the dunes); Snowdon (snowy hill), in Wales; its Welsh name is _Creigiawr_ (the eagle’s rock), _eryr_ (an eagle); Dunse, a town in Berwickshire, now _Duns_, near a hill of the same name; the Eildon Hills, in Roxburghshire, corrupt. from _Moeldun_ (the bald hill); Eddertoun, in Ross-shire (between the hills or dunes). [Sidenote: DUR, or DOBHR (Gadhelic), DWFR, or DWR (Cym.-Cel.), DOUR (Breton),] water; _e.g._ Dour, Douro, Dore, Duir, THUR, Doro, Adour, Durance, Duron (river names); Glasdur (green water); Calder, anc. _Caldover_ (woody water); Derwent (bright or clear water); Lauder (the gray water); Ledder and Leader (the broad water); Dorking, Co. Surrey, anc. _Durchinges_, or more correctly, _Durvicingas_ (dwellers by the water--_wician_, to dwell); Briare, on the Loire, anc. _Briva-durum_ (the town on the brink of the water, probably Dover, from this root); Dorchester (the fortress of the Durotriges--dwellers by the water), _trigo_, Cym.-Cel. (to dwell), called by Leland _Hydropolis_; Rother (the red river); Cawdor, anc. _Kaledor_ (woody water). [Sidenote: DÜRRE (Ger.), DROOG (Dutch),] dry, sterile; _e.g._ Dürrenstein (the barren rock); Dürrental (the barren valley); Dürrwald (the dry or sterile wood); Droogberg (the barren hill); Drupach (dry brook). [Sidenote: DWOR (Sclav.), THUR (Ger.), DORUS (Cel.), DWAR (Sansc.),]