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What does Duncan mean?

Duncan Pronunciation of Duncan as a boys' name is pronounced DUN-kin. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Duncan is "dark warrior; brown fighter". A royal name in early Scotland. Literary: in Shakespeare's "Macbeth", Duncan is king of Scotland. Cabinet-maker Duncan Phyfe.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Du-, -an

ASSOCIATED WITH scottish, gaelic, dark, brown, literary, maker (occupational)

Variations

VARIANTS Dunc, Dunn

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Duncan Dario (D.D.), ..

How popular is Duncan?

Duncan is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#803 out of 1220, Top 66%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#203 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Duncan reached its highest position of #377 in the U.S. in the year 1997, and is at #917 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Duncan name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Duncan outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Annan, Arnan, Auban, Bunyan, Cullan, Daelan, Dagan, Dalan, Daman, Damian, Damyan, Dan, Danar, Danial, Dantae, Danya, Danyal, Daran, Dargan, Dathan, Davian, Deccan, Declan, Deegan, Delman, Denham, Denman, Dequan, Destan, Devan, Dilan, Dillan, Donavan, Donn, Donnan, Dontay, Dorian, Dowan, Duane, Dugal, Dugan, Duggan, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunham, Dunlea, Dunlie (see Dunley), Dunlop, Dunstan, Dunton, Duran, Durand, Durant, Dustan, Dusten, Duston, Duval, Dyllan, Eunan, Fintan, Gullan, Hannan, Innman, Jacan, Julian, Julyan, Landan, Lorcan, Loucan, Lucan, Lukyan, Quintan, Ronan, Rustan and Tynan. These names tend to be less commonly used than Duncan.

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