Duncan

Duncan is a Scottish name meaning dark, or brown, warrior, the equivalent in Gaelic being Donnchadh. It may be used as a surname or boy's first name. It is the name of several famous people, including two Scottish kings, several places in the United States, and six ships of the Royal Navy.

Kings

• Duncan I of Scotland (d. 1040) - appears as a character in Shakespeare's play Macbeth
• Duncan II of Scotland (1060 - 1094)

Places

Duncan is the name of a number of places in the United States and Canada:

• Duncan, Alabama
• Duncan, Arizona
• Duncan, Arkansas
• Duncan, British Columbia
• Duncan, Colorado
• Duncan, Illinois
• Duncan, Indiana
• Duncan, Iowa
• Duncan, Mercer County, Kentucky
• Duncan, Mercer County, Kentucky
• Duncan, Mississippi
• Duncan, Webster County, Missouri
• Duncan, Wright County, Missouri
• Duncan, Nebraska
• Duncan, North Carolina
• Duncan, Oklahoma
• Duncan, Oregon
• Duncan, Pennsylvania
• Duncan, South Carolina
• Duncan, Tennessee
• Duncan, Virginia
• Duncan, Washington
• Duncan, West Virginia

In addition, there is Duncanville, Texas.

Others

• Six Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Duncan, after a British admiral, Adam Duncan. May also refer to a Jubilee class locomotive.
• A character, Duncan the Rock 'n' Rolling Engine, in The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry.
• Four US warships have been called USS Duncan.
• Duncan is the name of He-man's Man-at-arms from the Masters of the Universe toyline, comics and cartoon.
• Duncan Idaho is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert.
• Duncan is the name of the ship in Jules Verne's In Search of the Castaways.
• Duncan is the name of Homer Simpson's racehorse, in the Simpsons TV show.
• Isadora Duncan
• "Duncan" is a song by Paul Simon on the album Paul Simon
• Duncan MacLeod is the immortal hero in Highlander: The Series