Dunstan Forename
Approximately 5,151 people bear this name
Dunstan Forename Definition:
A male name. Old English, compound of dun ‘hill’, and stan ‘stone’, the name of the great Archbishop of Canterbury, Dunstan s. of Heorstan 924-88. His memory was held in great reverence in the Middle Ages and his name is occasionally found in use; a Donston Chechelly occurs in London as late as 1529, probably named after the parish of his birth.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 100% | 1,090 | 1:48,430 | 3,584 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 644 | 1:32,297 | 3,883 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 539 | 1:56,493 | 4,524 |
| Malawi | 100% | 402 | 1:42,568 | 2,981 |
| United States | 93% | 262 | 1:1,383,729 | 26,022 |
| Ghana | 100% | 225 | 1:119,939 | 4,817 |
| England | 100% | 202 | 1:275,262 | 7,209 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 182 | 1:44,793 | 4,340 |
| Zambia | - | 181 | 1:87,596 | 4,381 |
| Jamaica | - | 175 | 1:16,476 | 1,511 |
| Uganda | 99% | 138 | 1:296,789 | 8,648 |
| Philippines | 100% | 131 | 1:809,233 | 23,490 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 104 | 1:148,306 | 9,705 |
| Kenya | - | 94 | 1:492,629 | 13,717 |
| Chile | 61% | 92 | 1:191,383 | 3,597 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 73 | 1:18,650 | 2,287 |
| South Africa | 100% | 70 | 1:779,038 | 32,293 |
| Indonesia | - | 68 | 1:3,793,583 | 163,000 |
| Canada | 100% | 68 | 1:487,255 | 12,982 |
| Malta | - | 62 | 1:6,925 | 809 |
| Nigeria | 79% | 57 | 1:3,115,164 | 53,665 |
| Saint Lucia | 98% | 45 | 1:3,951 | 690 |
| India | 100% | 34 | 1:35,731,705 | 689,842 |
| Grenada | 100% | 24 | 1:4,505 | 764 |
| Guyana | 100% | 24 | 1:31,803 | 3,406 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 15 | 1:1,440,700 | 34,118 |
| Barbados | - | 13 | 1:22,291 | 1,774 |
| Liberia | 100% | 12 | 1:367,672 | 10,977 |
| Australia | - | 10 | 1:1,365,762 | 14,367 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 9 | 1:11,044 | 1,733 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Singapore | 100% | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| Mexico | 100% | 6 | 1:20,690,738 | 47,722 |
| Scotland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Qatar | - | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 5 | 1:22,316 | 2,594 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 4 | 1:1,772,166 | 913 |
| Vanuatu | - | 4 | 1:65,448 | 976 |
| Thailand | 100% | 4 | 1:17,516,453 | 200,944 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| France | 100% | 3 | 1:22,156,780 | 46,973 |
| Benin | - | 3 | 1:3,525,281 | 51,145 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Brunei | - | 2 | 1:209,785 | 2,478 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Germany | - | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
Dunstan (14,360) may also be a surname.
Dunstan Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old English, compound of dun ‘hill’, and stan ‘stone’, the name of the great Archbishop of Canterbury, Dunstan s. of Heorstan 924-88. His memory was held in great reverence in the Middle Ages and his name is occasionally found in use; a Donston Chechelly occurs in London as late as 1529, probably named after the parish of his birth. The name went out of use after the Reformation until it was revived by the Tractarians in the 19th C.
Dunstan, Donestan, Dunestan Domesday Book 1086. Dunstan Hundred Rolls 1273. Donestan Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379.
An A. -S. name equivalent to ‘hill-stone’, presumably in reference to physical strength or moral firmness. The name, now rather uncommon, was popularised by the fame of the Dunstan who, after a turbulent love-affair, became a monk at Glastonbury and soon its abbot,—in 960 (aged 35), prime minister and Archbishop of Canterbury until his death (988) after a wise ministry and vigorous reform. (Dawson.)
Some derive this name from a locality signifying ‘the stone hill’ or ‘the strong fortress’ (dun-stan), but the Saxon compound is no doubt used figuratively.
Teutonic (masculine) - The highest.
A Teutonic name, meaning: Of lofty station.
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunstand | 93 | 22 | / |
| Dunstant | 93 | 16 | / |
| Dunstain | 93 | 15 | / |
| Dunnstan | 93 | 10 | / |
| Dunstane | 93 | 3 | / |
| Dunsthan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Daunstain | 88 | 5 | / |
| Dunnsthan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dunston | 86 | 409 | / |
| Donstan | 86 | 44 | / |
| Dumstan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dunstone | 80 | 17 | / |
| Dunstine | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dunstong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daunston | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dunstein | 80 | 1 | / |
| Duinston | 80 | 1 | / |
| Denisetan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Donston | 71 | 38 | / |
| Denistania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dumston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dianstin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Donstine | 67 | 1 | / |
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