Dunstan

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DUN-stən'DUN-stun'2 syllables
🇬🇧Old English
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MEANING

Hill of stones

ORIGIN

Anglo-Saxon

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Old English elements 'dun' meaning 'hill' and 'stan' meaning 'stone'.

CULTURAL NOTES

Associated with strength and endurance due to the imagery of a stone hill.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Popular in medieval England, especially due to the influence of Saint Dunstan, an important ecclesiastical figure.

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The name Dunstan means "Hill of stones" in Old English.
Dunstan has Anglo-Saxon origins. Derived from the Old English elements 'dun' meaning 'hill' and 'stan' meaning 'stone'.
Dunstan is pronounced DUN-stən (DUN-stun). It has 2 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Dunstan include Dunny, Stan.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Dunstan include Edmund, Beatrice, Gwen, Albert.
The most common spelling is Dunstan. Alternative spellings include Dunstin, Dunston.