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♂ Dusty (boy)
What does Dusty mean?
Dusty 
▼ as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Dusty) has the meaning "brave warrior; dusty area". Dusty is an alternate form of Dustin (Old German, Old English).
STARTS WITH Du-
Variations
RELATIONS VIA DUSTIN Dustan, Dusten, Duston, Dustyn
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Desty, ..
(female) Dusey, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dusty Trevon (D.T.), ..
How popular is Dusty?
Dusty is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#832 out of 1220, Top 68%) but an uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dusty entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its highest position of #433 in the U.S. during the years 1980-1989, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Dusty are Dustan, Dusten, Dustin (#525 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Duston and Dustyn. These forms of Dusty were at the peak of their popularity 38 years ago (AVERAGE #953) and have become significantly less common since, with versions such as Dustin becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Burty, Destry, Duffy, Dunly (see Dunley), Hasty and Rusty▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Dusty.
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