At a Glance: Name: Dunbar – Meaning: fort on the hill-crest / summit fort – Origin: Cumbric (Brittonic Celtic, not Gaelic) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: dun-BAHR
Dunbar is a Cumbric (Brittonic Celtic, not Gaelic) boy's name meaning “fort on the hill-crest / summit fort”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Dunbar
Meaning: Fort on the hill-crest / summit fort.
Origin: Cumbric (Brittonic Celtic, not Gaelic).
A common claim: Summit fort / fort on the heights (Gaelic) Actually: Commonly labeled 'Gaelic,' but Wiktionary traces Dunbar to Cumbric, a separate, extinct Brittonic Celtic language, not Scottish Gaelic — a common mix-up since both are 'Celtic' but from different branches.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Dunbar
Phonetic: dun-BAHR IPA: /dʌnˈbɑːr/
Popularity of Dunbar
Dunbar doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Dunbar
Similar Names
Keith · Elliot · Sinclair · Duncan · Finnegan · Cormac
