# Dunstan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #41,095

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Old English.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
From the name of a 10th century Archbishop of Canterbury, from Old English dunn (“dark”) + stān (“stone”).

## Easily confused with
- **Dustin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunstan-vs-dustin)
- **Duncan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duncan-vs-dunstan)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddunstan`, `dnustan`, `dunnstan`, `dunsatn`, `dunsstan`, `dunstann`, `dunstna`, `dunsttan`, `duntsan`, `dusntan`, `udnstan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dunstan