# So, what does your birth name mean?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 18, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825 "2003-12-18T19:18:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paradoxical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@Paradoxical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paradoxical)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/81 "2003-12-21T00:28:31Z")

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DUNCAN: Old English for “dark warrior.” A great name, big with Scottish kings.

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**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-does-your-birth-name-mean/219825/82 "2003-12-21T00:37:06Z")

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I turn out to be the Well-Born Warrior of the South Fort…hmmmm, I quite like that 🆒

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