Meaning of name Dun

The name Dun has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Dun is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Dun for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Duncan, of which the name Dun is a variant.

The name Dun is very likely a(n) Scottish variant of the name Duncan. See other suggested Scottish boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Duncan.

The following names are baby names related to Dun and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Dun: Boys - Tyree, Girls - Alana, Alison, Davina, Dree, Euna, Fiona, Iona, Jamya, Janet, Kenzie, Xenia, Both genders - Ainsley, Blair, Bonnie, Cameron, Campbell, Carson

The name Dun is a variant of Duncan. Other popular variants of the name Duncan are: Dun, Dunc, Dunck, Dunckan, Dunk, Dunkan, Dunn

We think the name Dun should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Dun to be: Distinguished, wealthy and powerful leader

In one word, you might describe Dun as a(n) "powerful" person.

See other "powerful" names for boys.