Duncan Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Duncan Name Origin
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Duncan Family Crest
Origin of the Name Duncan
The origin of the name Duncan was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. The Scottish Clan of Duncan is descended from the Earls of Atholl who took their name from the Chief Donnachadh Reamhar who led the Clan at the battle of Bannockburn. They possessed lands in Forfarshire. Sir William Duncan was created a Baronet by George III in 1764. Adam, son of Alexander, Duncan of Lundie, became commander of the fleet in the north sea and 'Admiral of the Blue'. In Ireland the name Duncan is sometimes used as a synonym of the name Donegan which is derived from the native Gaelic O'Donnagain septs that were located in Counties Cork , Tipperary and Monaghan.
A sept or clan is a collective term describing a group of persons whose immediate ancestors bore a common surname and inhabited the same territory. Irish septs and clans that are related often belong to even larger groups, sometimes called tribes.
Dongan, Dunnigan and Dinkin are other variants of this well-known name.
The Duncan coat of arms came into existence centuries ago. The process of creating coats of arms (also often called family crests) began in the eleventh century although a form of Proto-Heraldry may have existed in some countries prior to this. The new art of Heraldry made it possible for families and even individual family members to have their very own coat of arms, including all Duncan descendants.
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| This Months 'Meaning of Symbols' on Family Crests: COLORS | |||||
OR (Gold) = Generosity |
Argent (Silver/White) = Sincerity, Peace |
Gules (Red) = Warrior, Martyr, Military Strength |
Azure (Blue) = Strength, Loyalty |
Vert (Green) = Hope, loyalty in love |
Sable (Black) = Constancy, Grief |
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