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Duncan

  • /ˈdʌŋkən/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ʌŋkən

Where it comes from

* 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”).

proper noun Duncans · Donkin · Dunkin

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jones, johnstone, submerge, plunge, douse, souse, dip, immerse, sink, bathe, moisten, wet, soak, drench, saturate, steep

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한국어덩컨 deongkeon
中文鄧肯 /邓肯 Dèngkěn
РусскийДункан Dunkan

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"Duncan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/duncan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Duncan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/duncan

Chicago

"Duncan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/duncan.

BibTeX
@misc{duncan_2026,
  title = {Duncan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/duncan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}