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I like it. I do of course think of Duncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod, but that's a positive association. Possibly due to the association, the name feels far more heroic than "cute" - it feels sort of craggy and a bit brooding, actually.

When I was a student I knew a thoroughly dishy Duncan, so to me it has a pleasant, young image. Martyred kings of Scotland do it no harm at all, and we don't have the eponymous doughnuts where I live. So, definitely usable.

I don't see why it can't be both. Dorkily cute?

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Strangely, though, I see a jock. Not a blockheaded jock, though; he's smart as well as athletic, and he doesn't care very much about popularity.

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I don't like Duncan as much as I used to, but it's still nice enough.

I really like it for a boy. I do tend to think mostly of my aunt whose last name is Duncan but also the TV character Duncan MacCloed.

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This message was edited 7/30/2015, 1:17 PM

Cute.

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It's sort of like Malcolm. Doesn't sound formal or aged or surnamey, fits in, is easy to say, recognizable. I think any guy name that hasn't been frequent, that most people have seen only once at most and then on an older guy, seems a tad dorky. Until you meet one who is young.

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Dorky, IMO, better describes names like Archibald and Riordan and Hamish.

This message was edited 7/30/2015, 11:55 AM

Dorky and cute aren't mutually exclusive qualifiers for me, but yes, both fit Duncan.

I've always hated Duncan. It's not even dorky, it's just ugly. I can't explain why. I also hate Declan, which I think is a bit similar.

Neither. It's a name solid name, but not dorky and def. not cute.

Dignified!
Duncan was my paternal grandfather's name. I never knew him, just saw a couple of photos, where he seemed dignified.So that's how I think of him, though he may not have been like that at all.

Neither.

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Ruggedly handsome, not too over-used.

I met a Duncan once and it worked for him. He was in his 20s. It didn't strike me as dorky, but I definitely don't find it appealing. He was almost exclusively referred to as "Donuts" when I met him, which of course wasn't original but was bound to happen.

More dorky than cute, but there are dorkier names to be sure.

Dorky, clunky, clumsy, and not cute.

Both

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I really like Duncan. It's so huggable.

Cute.

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I think it has a dorky-ness to it, but overall I think it's very warm and lovable.