# Duncan vs Dunham

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Duncan
*name · IPA /ˈdʌŋkən/ · frequency rank #6,897*
A male given name from Scottish Gaelic anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh; the name of two early saints and of two kings of Scotland.

### Dunham
*name · IPA /ˈdʌnəm/ · frequency rank #19,823*
A surname from Old English.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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