Duncan (given name)

Duncan is a male first name that occurs in the English-speaking world.

Origin and Meaning

Duncan is the anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Donnchadh, meaning " brown (hairy ), he warriors."

Bearers of the name

Ruler

First name

  • Duncan Armstrong ( born 1968 ), Australian swimmer
  • Duncan Black (1908-1991), Scottish economist
  • J. Duncan M. Derrett (1922-2012), a British legal scholar and orientalist
  • Douglas Duncan (born 1965 ), American biathlete
  • Duncan Edwards (1936-1958), English footballer
  • Duncan Faure ( b. 1956 ), South African musician, singer and songwriter
  • Duncan U. Fletcher (1859-1936), American politician
  • Duncan Free ( b. 1973 ), Australian rower
  • Duncan Grant (1885-1978), Scottish painter
  • Duncan Hamilton (1920-1994), Irish race car driver
  • Duncan Huisman ( b. 1971 ), Dutch racing driver
  • Duncan Hunter ( born 1948 ), American politician
  • Duncan James (born 1978 ), British singer
  • Duncan Jones ( director) (born 1971 ), British director
  • Duncan Jones ( rugby player ) (born 1978 ), Welsh rugby union player
  • Duncan Keith ( b. 1983 ), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Duncan Kennedy ( luger ) ( born 1967), American luger
  • Duncan Kibet Kirong (born 1978 ), Kenyan marathon runner
  • Duncan McCargo ( born 1963 ), British university teachers
  • Duncan McKenzie ( born 1950 ), English footballer
  • Robert Duncan McNeill (born 1964 ), American actor, film producer and director
  • Duncan B. Mfune ( b. 1937 ), New Apostolic pastor in Zambia
  • Duncan Oughton ( born 1977 ), New Zealand football player
  • Samuel Duncan Parnell (1810-1890), British- New Zealand Person of the labor movement
  • Duncan Sandys (1908-1987), British politician
  • Duncan Campbell Scott (1862-1947), Canadian poet and storyteller
  • Duncan Sheik (born 1969 ), American musician
  • Duncan Siemens (* 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Duncan Stewart (1833-1923), Uruguayan politician
  • Duncan Watts (born 1971 ), Australian sociologist
  • Duncan White (1918-1998), Sri Lankan athlete

Art figure

  • Duncan MacLeod, the "Highlander ", see Highlander ( TV series)
Duncan I of Scotland Duncan II of Scotland Duncan Hamilton (racing driver) Duncan Jones (rugby player) Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician) Highlander: The Series Duncan (surname) Donoghue
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