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Oh I like it. Good old Scottish Duncan. It's such an underused name but I think it's really great.

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I think similar names would be Declan, Angus, Malcolm and Alasdair

This message was edited 3/31/2017, 12:56 AM

I've considered Duncan for a boy. It was my ggm's maiden name and goes well with our Scottish surname. I'd describe it as handsome, masculine and sophisticated. Where I live (Southeastern US), it isn't well known. My dh really dislikes Duncan and has said the poor boy would be teased by being called 'Dunkin' Donuts.' Somehow, I think the child would survive. Duncan is a great name.

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Similar names: Tristan, Gavin, Cian, Conall, Cameron.

I like Duncan. It's friendly and sturdy and reliable. I imagine a Duncan as a healthy open-air type who likes walking and cricket and getting muddy on moors, is probably fond of animals & drives a rather battered but fast car with several dogs in the back.

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Similar: Alistair, Hamish, Ewan, Sandy, Jamie, Fergus

I like it. I would not like it if I had never met a Duncan. I think it seems friendly and ordinary, moderately Scottish, surname-y (more rugged & impersonal rather than soft or familiar), sporty or preppy, modest, sort of handsome but also a little bit dorky.

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People think it sounds like the word "dunking" as in Dunkin' Donuts (donut shop franchise) and they usually say that they don't like it because of that, but I think it is the other way -- they think of that because they don't like the name.

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Similar vibes might be: Monty, Emmett, Clifford, Lyndon, Norman, Crispin, Phillip, Lyle, Simon, Samson, Malcolm, Dougal?

This message was edited 3/30/2017, 2:31 PM

I like it, though I associate with my grandma since it is my mother's maiden name! I would use it but only in the middle name position!

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I think other Scottish names like Malcolm and Ian might fit!