What does Dunstan mean?

Dunstan as a boys' name is pronounced DUN-sten. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Dunstan is "brown stone; brown hill with stones". Place name. Saint Dunstan (10th century) restored the monastery system in England after the devastating Viking raids of previous decades.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Du-, -an

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, brown, hill (mountain), saint, monastery, england

Variations

VARIANTS Dunsten, Dunstin, Dunston

How popular is Dunstan?

Dunstan is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#20055 out of 150436, Top 13%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Bunyan, Dantae, Dantay, Danton, Darshan, Dasean, Daytan, Denman, Desean, Deshan, Destan, Destin, Deston, Donavan, Donnan, Donovan, Dontae▼, Dontay, Drostan, Dugan, Duggan, Dunbar, Duncan▼, Dunham, Dunlea, Dunn, Dunton, Duran, Dustan, Dusten, Dustin▼, Duston, Dusty▼, Dustyn, Eunan, Fintan, Gulshan, Justan, Kentan (see Kenton), Kristan, Quinntan, Quintan, Rustan, Thurstan, Tristan, Trystan, Wynstan, Wystan and Yucatan. These names tend to be more frequently used than Dunstan.