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Duncan
//ˈdʌŋkən// name
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- 1 A male given name from Scottish Gaelic anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh; the name of two early saints and of two kings of Scotland. countable, uncountable
"For them the gracious Duncan I have murder'd"
- 2 A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic. countable, uncountable
- 3 A surname from Irish, a variant of Dinkin. countable, uncountable
- 4 An Irish surname, a variant of Donegan. countable, uncountable
- 5 An Irish surname, a variant of Dunican. countable, uncountable
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- 6 An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Donnchadha (whence Donoghue). countable, uncountable
- 7 A locality in Kangaroo Island council area, South Australia; named for politician John Duncan. countable, uncountable
- 8 A city in the Regional District of Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada; named for early settler William Chalmers Duncan. countable, uncountable
- 9 A locale in the United States:; A town in Greenlee County, Arizona; named for copper businessman Duncan Smith. countable, uncountable
- 10 A locale in the United States:; A township in Mercer County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
- 11 A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Hancock County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
- 12 A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
- 13 A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
- 14 A locale in the United States:; A township in Houghton County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
- 15 A locale in the United States:; A town in Bolivar County, Mississippi. countable, uncountable
- 16 A locale in the United States:; A township in Sullivan County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 17 A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Webster County and Wright County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 18 A locale in the United States:; A village in Platte County, Nebraska; named for early resident Wood B. Duncan. countable, uncountable
- 19 A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Buckhorn Township, Harnett County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
- 20 A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Stephens County, Oklahoma; named for early settler William Duncan. countable, uncountable
- 21 A locale in the United States:; A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
- 22 A locale in the United States:; A town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina; named for landowner Leroy Duncan. countable, uncountable
- 23 A river in British Columbia, Canada; running 206 km near Mount Dawson into the Kootenay Lake; named for prospector John Duncan. countable, uncountable
- 24 A short river in the Southern Alps, West Coast Region, New Zealand. countable, uncountable
Etymology
* As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from Donnchadh, a name composed of donn (“brown”) + cath (“battle”). Also spelled as Donagh and Donaghue, Donahue. * Also as an Irish surname, Anglicized from ó Duinnchinn, from donn (“brown”) + ceann (“head”).
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