Given name
Dunky
“a dark warrior”
In English use, Dunky is a diminutive of Duncan. One Scottish interpretation is “a dark warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Dunky is a diminutive of Duncan. One Scottish interpretation is “a dark warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Dunky is a diminutive of Duncan. Duncan has been associated with Celtic and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Dunky is a diminutive of Duncan.
The story
In English use, Dunky is a diminutive of Duncan. The history of Duncan gives this family its wider story. Duncan’s historical associations include a 7th-century Scottish saint, abbot of Iona, and a 10th-century Irish saint, abbot of Clonmacnoise.
Explained through its name family
Dunky’s family of names
In English usage, Dunky is a diminutive of Duncan. In English usage, Dunky has a conventional naming counterpart in the Scottish Gaelic form Dochaidh. Dunky is an affectionate form of Duncan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dunky
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Dunky, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Dunckan
“a dark warrior”
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Dunc
“a dark warrior”
>99% boys
Dunck
“a dark warrior”
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Duthie
“son of the servant of (Saint) Dubhthach”
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Donkin
“a dark warrior”
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Donnchadh
“a dark warrior”
>99% boys
Denis
“a follower of Dionysus” · “follower of Dionysus”
94% boys · 6% girls
Malarky
“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Earc”
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