The following information is taken from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, available online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html. This is a work in progress.
| Spelling | Number | Dates & headers |
|---|---|---|
| Dumbertane | 6 | 1491 (consequently); 1546 (bard, capitane, complice); 1582 (bede-, college kirk) |
| Dunbertane | 5 | 1489 (chas); 1494 (biggin); 1498 (colȝear); 1504 (bard); 1505 (alderman) |
| Dunbartane | 2 | 1531 (debit); 1543 (compeditour) |
| Dunbartan | 1 | 1568 (concurrence) |
| Dunbartone | 1 | 1530-1 (bailȝery) |
| Dwnbarten | 1 | 1634 (aneuch) |
| Dwnbertane | 1 | 1535 (adjornal) |