Name: Duncan
Gender: Male
Usage: Duncan, of scottish-gaelic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Duncan are in general originating from France, Ireland, Malta, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Duncan across the world, see Donnchadh.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Duncan is: Brown chief, Dark skinned warrior.
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Numerology of the first name Duncan: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst
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The name Duncan is ranked on the 1,331st position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 354200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.005% of the population. The name Duncan has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Duncan for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Duncan is a given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Donnchadh. The final letter n in the Anglicised Duncan seems to be a result of confusion in the Latin form of the name-Duncanus-with the Gaelic word ceann, meaning "head". One opinion is that the Gaelic Donnchadh is composed of the elements donn, meaning "dark or dark-haired man" or "chieftain"; and cath, meaning "battle", together meaning "dark-haired or dark warrior". Another opinion is that the Gaelic Donnchadh is composed of the elements donn, meaning "brown"; and chadh, meaning "chief" or "noble".
Scottish and English: Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Donnchadh, composed of Old Celtic elements meaning ‘brown’ and ‘battle’. The name was borne by a 7th-century Scottish saint, abbot of Iona, and a 10th-century Irish saint, abbot of Clonmacnoise. The Anglicized form of the final syllable seems to be the result of confusion with the Gaelic element ceann head during Latinization into Duncanus. The oblique case Donnchaidh is possibly the origin of the English word donkey (cf. Cuddy).
Pet form: Dunky.
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