Meaning and Origin
What does the name Duncan mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 submissions from Utah, U.S. agree the name Duncan means "Dark skinned warrior" and is of Scottish origin.
- According to a user from Kentucky, U.S., the name Duncan is of English origin and means "Dark Haired or Brown Haired Warrior".
- A submission from Canada says the name Duncan means "Dark-haired man or chieftain" and is of Scottish origin.
- A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Duncan means "chief" and is of Scottish origin.
- A user from South Africa says the name Duncan is of African Dutch (Afrikaans) origin and means "Worrier".
- According to a user from Pennsylvania, U.S., the name Duncan means "Son of".
- United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
- A male given name from Scottish Gaelic anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh; the name of two early saints and of two kings of Scotland.
- A Scottish patronymic surname.
- An Irish surname, a variant of Dinkin.
- An Irish surname, a variant of Donegan.
- An Irish surname, a variant of Dunican.
- An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Donnchadha (whence Donoghue).
- A locality in South Australia, Australia; named for politician John Duncan.
- A city in British Columbia, Canada; named for early settler William Chalmers Duncan.
- A locale in the United States.
- A city, the county seat of Stephens County, Oklahoma; named for early settler William Duncan.
- A town in South Carolina; named for landowner Leroy Duncan.
- A town in Arizona; named for copper businessman Duncan Smith.
- A town in Mississippi.
- A village in Nebraska; named for early resident Wood B. Duncan.
- A census-designated place in Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
- A river in British Columbia, Canada; running 206 km near Mount Dawson into the Kootenay Lake; named for prospector John Duncan.
- A short river in the Southern Alps, New Zealand.