- Duncan (given name)
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Duncan Gender Male Origin Meaning chief 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".[1] One opinion is that the Gaelic Donnchadh is composed of the elements donn, meaning "brown-haired man" or "chieftain"; and cath, meaning "battle".[2] Another opinion is that the Gaelic Donnchadh is composed of the elements donn, meaning "brown"; and chadh, meaning "chief" or "noble".[1]
Given name
In royalty:
- Duncan I of Scotland (died 1040), king of Alba, represented in Shakespeare's play Macbeth
- Duncan II of Scotland (1060–1094), king of Scots
In sports:
- Duncan Atwood (born 1955), American javelin thrower
- Duncan Clark (athlete) (born 1915), Scottish hammer thrower
- Duncan Edwards (1936–1958), English football player
- Duncan Ferguson (footballer), Scottish football player
- Duncan Goodhew, Olympic swimmer for Great Britain
- Duncan Keith, Canadian ice hockey player
- Duncan Kibet (born 1978), Kenyan long-distance runner
- Duncan Morton Lindsay (1902-1972), Scottish football player
In acting:
- Duncan Regehr, Canadian stage, film and television actor
- Duncan Pflaster (born 1973), American playwright and actor
In literature:
- Duncan Campbell Scott (1862-1947), Canadian poet
In fiction:
- Duncan Idaho, fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert
- Duncan MacLeod, the immortal hero in Highlander: The Series
- A Total Drama Island character named Duncan
- Duncan Rosenblatt, fictional character in Firebreather
- Duncan Garp, fictional character in The world according to Garp by John Irving
In music:- Duncan Coutts (born 1969), Canadian bassist for Our Lady Peace
- Duncan James (born 1978), British singer
- Duncan Sheik, American singer
In politics:
- Duncan Hunter, American politician
In journalism:
- Duncan McCue, Canadian journalist
In Business:
- Duncan Bannatyne, Scottish entrepreneur
See also
References
- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Hardcastle, Kate. ed. Oxford Dictionary of Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 81, 402. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ^ "Duncan Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Duncan-family-history.ashx. Retrieved 9 August 2009. For the etymology of the surname Duncan this web page cites: Dictionary of American Family Names.
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