Dunstan

English
"dark stone"

Dunstan Origin and Meaning

The name Dunstan is a boy's name of English origin meaning "dark stone".

A two-syllable surname feel puts this name of an important English saint in the running -- though it could sound like a confused cross between Duncan and Dustin.

Famous People Named Dunstan

  • Duncan "Dunstan" Bruce
    English lead singer of band Chumbawamba
  • (Datuk Amar) Dunstan Endawie Enchana
    Malaysian politician
  • Dunstan Mlambo
    South African High Court Justice
  • Dunstan Thompson
    American poet
  • Dunstan "Dunno" Foss
    Australian lifeguard and TV personality of 'Bondi Rescue'
  • Dunstan Webb
    Australian actor
  • Dunstan
    family name of the Youtubers of Life With Beans

Dunstan in Pop Culture

  • Dunstan Thorn
    character in Neil Gaiman's Stardust
  • Dunstan (born Dunstable) Ramsay
    main character in Robertson Davies's Fifth Business and minor character in the rest of the Deptford Trilogy