From the Old English elements dunn "dark" and stan "stone". This name was borne by a 10th-century saint, the archbishop of Canterbury. It was occasionally used in the Middle Ages, though it died out after the 16th century. It was revived by the Tractarian movement in the 19th century.
Origins | English (Rare), Anglo-Saxon |
Pronounced | DUN-stən(English) |
Gender | Masculine |
Traits | strong, rough, serious, classic, urban, formal, strange |
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