duncan

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Synonyms: dungan, yuncan

Antonyms: dungan, yuncan

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Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|male|from=Scottish Gaelic}} anglicized from {{der|en|gd|Donnchadh}}; the name of two early [[saint]]s and of two [[king]]s of [[Scotland]].
2. {{surname|en|Scottish|from=patronymics}}.
3. {{surname|en|from=Irish}}, a variant of [[Dinkin]].
4. {{surname|en|Irish}}, a variant of [[Donegan]].
5. {{surname|en|Irish}}, a variant of [[Dunican]].
6. {{surname|en|Irish}}, adopted as an anglicization of {{m|ga|Ó Donnchadha}} (whence [[Donoghue]]).
7. {{place|en|locality|carea/Kangaroo Island|s/South Australia|;|named for politician {{w|John Duncan (Australian politician)|John Duncan}}}}.
8. {{place|en|city|rdist/Cowichan Valley|p/British Columbia|c/Canada|;|named for early settler William Chalmers Duncan}}.
9. {{place|en|locale|c/US}}:
10. {{place|en|river|p/British Columbia|c/Canada|;|running 206 km near {{w|Mount Dawson}} into the {{w|Kootenay Lake}}|;|named for prospector John Duncan}}.
11. {{place|en|short river|in the|range/Southern Alps|r:Suf/West Coast|c/New Zealand}}.

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