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Duncans

Duncans is the plural of Duncan.

Meaning of Duncan

Proper noun

Duncan (countable and uncountable, plural Duncans)

  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.
    • For them the gracious Duncan I have murder'dc. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A surname from Irish, a variant of Dinkin.
  4. An Irish surname, a variant of Donegan.
  5. An Irish surname, a variant of Dunican.
  6. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Donnchadha (whence Donoghue).

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What is Duncans the plural of?
Duncans is the plural of Duncan.

Words near Duncans in the dictionary

  1. Duncalf
  2. Duncan
  3. Duncan Creek
  4. Duncan Phyfe
  5. Duncan Phyfes
  6. Duncans
  7. Duncans Creek
  8. Duncanson
  9. Duncansons
  10. Duncanville
  11. dunce

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