This post contains affiliate links.
At a Glance
- Meaning
- Hill stone
- Origin
- Old English
- Pronunciation
- DUN-stuhn
Dunstan is an Old English name meaning "hill stone," from dun, "hill," and stan, "stone." You'll sometimes see it explained as "dark stone," but that's the less accurate reading, since it confuses dun with the unrelated colour-word dunn. It's pronounced DUN-stuhn.
Meaning & Origin of Dunstan
Meaning: Hill stone.
Origin: Old English.
A common claim: Dark stone Actually: Often glossed as 'dark stone', but the more widely accepted derivation is Old English dun 'hill' + stan 'stone' — i.e. 'hill stone' — not the unrelated colour-word dunn 'dark, dun-coloured'.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Dunstan
DUN-stuhnIPA /ˈdʌnstən/
Popularity of Dunstan
Dunstan does not appear in U.S. Social Security birth-name records (38,443 names on file, 1880–present) — likely too rare, too new, or recorded under a different spelling. No popularity rank or trend is shown rather than an invented one.
FAQ
What does the name Dunstan mean?
Hill stone. (Source: Wiktionary)
How do you pronounce Dunstan?
Dunstan is pronounced DUN-stuhn (IPA: /ˈdʌnstən/).
Make Dunstan Name Art
Free printable nursery art for Dunstan, pre-loaded below — pick a layout, palette, and font, then download a print-ready PNG.
📊 How popular is Dunstan? See the full popularity history, trend data, and ranking since 1880 with our free Baby Name Popularity Checker.
🎲 Think you know your baby names? Take the quiz!
📱 The Baby Names app is here
Swipe names, match with your partner the moment you both say yes, and claim a free Name Art print of your winner. Free to download. See all our apps →
