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Duward
How to Pronounce Duward
Pronounced DOO-wurd /ˈduː.wərd/Medium
Meaning: Duward is a variant of Durward, a Scottish occupational surname from Middle English 'door-ward', the keeper of a great house or castle's door - a gatekeeper or usher. Used as a given name, it carries that porter's-office meaning.Medium
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Duward is a variant of Durward, a Scottish surname from the Middle English 'door-ward', the keeper of a noble household's door. Sir Walter Scott's novel Quentin Durward helped keep the name known. As a first name Duward appears in United States birth records in the early twentieth century, reached its modest high around 1916, and was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year.
A boy named Duward then would be a great-grandfather now. The name reflects the surname-as-first-name fashion and often marked a Scottish family line. It has not revived and remains an uncommon, dignified heritage choice.
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What does the name Duward mean?
It is a variant of Durward, a Scottish surname from 'door-ward', meaning a gatekeeper or keeper of the door.
How do you pronounce Duward?
It's said DOO-wurd /ˈduː.wərd/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Duward a boy or girl name?
Duward is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Duward?
It has always been rare, a Durward variant given to only a couple dozen boys a year around the nineteen-tens.