Clan Duncan

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The name of the Clan Duncan is from the Gaelic Donnachaidh, meaning Brown Warrior, Dark Warrior or Fort Warrior.

Clan Duncan lands are in Atholl, the northern part of Perth and Kinross, and in Lundie in Fife, Scotland. The Clan motto is often thought to be Disce Pati (Latin for 'learn to suffer') but actually this was the motto for an Admiral Duncan who purchased his own motto and crest. The official clan motto is "Virtutis Gloria Merces" (Latin for 'glory is the reward of valour').

The Clan Duncan is Celtic/Gaelic in origin. The Celtic clans were pushed out of Western Europe by the ancient Romans and settled in Ireland before settling in Scotland along with the Picts (the Britons were to the south).

The clan Tartan colors are black with one horizontal red stripe and two vertical silver/gray stripes about 2 inches apart^{[citation needed]}. Some in the clan Duncan also use the Tartan of the Clan Robertson as the name Robertson (Gaelic Donnchadh Reamhar) derives from 'Fat Duncan'.

Duncan, Gaelic Donnchad, MG, (c.1520) Duncha, and in 1467 Gaelic genealogical manuscripts it appears in the genitive as Donnchaid. The early Irish form Donnchad seems to represent early Celtic Donno-catu-s 'Brown Warrior' from donn and cath. On an ogham stone at Glan Usk, near Crickhowell in Wales, the name occurs spelled Dunocatus, which points to 'Fort Warrior', from Dun (Fort) as the meaning of the name. The exact meaning is therefore uncertain.

Dunchad, eleventh abbot of Hii (Iona) died in 717. Duchad (Dunchad) abbot of Dunkeld, was killed in the battle of Dorsum Crup (Duncrub in Perthshire) in 965. Dunchad mac mec Bead mec Hidid gave the field called Achad-madchor to the abbey of Deer, and in the same record we have mention of "Donnachac mac Sithig toesech ceenni Morgainn" (Duncan Sithech's son, leader of the Clan Morgan.) Donnchad I, Earl of Fife was witness to King David I of Scotland's letter of protection to the clerics of Deer in 1150. Willelmus filius Dunecanus witnessed the gift of Swintun to Hemulf the Knight in 1135...

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