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Duncan is a surname. For the etymology of the surname ''Duncan'' this web page cites: ''Dictionary of American Family Names''. Another opinion is that the Gaelic ''Donnchadh'' is composed of the elements ''donn'', meaning "brown"; and ''chadh'', meaning "chief" or "noble". In some cases when the surname originates in (Sligo) Ireland it is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Ó Duinnchinn'', meaning "descendant of ''Donncheann''". The Gaelic ''Donncheann'' is a byname composed of the elements ''donn'', meaning "brown-haired man" or "chieftain"; and ''ceann'', meaning "head".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Duncan Name Meaning and History ) For the etymology of the surname ''Duncan'' this web page cites: ''Dictionary of American Family Names''.〕 The surname Duncan is represented in Scottish Gaelic as ''MacDhonnchaidh''. ==Armed forces== *Adam Duncan, British admiral *Donald B. Duncan (1896-1975), American vice-admiral *Donald W. Duncan (b. 1930), American soldier and anti-war activist *Henry Duncan, British naval officer *W. G. G. Duncan Smith, World War II air ace 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Duncan (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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