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Donald

December 15, 2023

This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Donald (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Ronald.

Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall.[1] This comes from the Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder").[2][3][4] The final -d in Donald is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as Ronald. A short form of Donald is Don. Pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald.[1]

Donald
Pronunciation/ˈdɒnəld/
GenderMale
Language(s)English, Scottish Gaelic
Origin
Word/nameDomhnall, Dómhnall, Dòmhnall, Domhnull, Dòmhnull
DerivationProto-Celtic *dumno-ualos
Meaning"world ruler", "world wielder"
Other names
Short form(s)Don
Pet form(s)Donnie, Donny, Dolly
Cognate(s)Domnall, Dónal, Donal, Donall, Donnell, Dolan, Dyfnwal, Dumnagual
Derivative(s)Donella

Donald has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish Dónal (anglicised as Donal and Donall);[5] Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall,[6] Domhnull[7] and Dòmhnull;[8] Welsh Dyfnwal and Cumbric Dumnagual. Although the feminine given name Donna is sometimes used as a feminine form of Donald, the names are not etymologically related.[1]

Variations edit

Old Irish Modern Irish Hiberno-English Scottish Gaelic Scottish English Scots
Domhnall Dónal Donal Dòmhnall Donald Donnald

Kings and noblemen edit

Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen:

Given name edit

Domhnall edit

Donnell edit

Don edit

Donal edit

Dónal edit

Donald edit

Donaldo edit

Donnie edit

Donny edit

Fictional edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 78, 402, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  2. ^ Koch, John T. (2006), "Dyfnwal ap Tewdor", in Koch, John T. (ed.), Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, pp. 639–640, ISBN 1-85109-445-8
  3. ^ Koch, John T. (2006), "Domnall Brecc", in Koch, John T. (ed.), Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, p. 604, ISBN 1-85109-445-8
  4. ^ Norman, Teresa. Names Through the Ages. Berkley Books, 1999. pp.129, 136
  5. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 346, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  6. ^ Mark, Colin (2006), The Gaelic-English Dictionary, Routledge, p. 714, ISBN 0-203-22259-8.
  7. ^ Maceachen, Ewan (1922), Maceachen's Gaelic-English Dictionary (4, revised and enlarged ed.), The Northern Counties Newspaper and Printing and Publishing Company, pp. 467–469.
  8. ^ MacFarlane, Malcolm (1912), The School Gaelic Dictionary prepared for the use of learners of the Gaelic language, Eneas Mackay, p. 144

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This article is about the given name For other uses see Donald disambiguation Not to be confused with Ronald Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name Domhnall 1 This comes from the Proto Celtic Dumno ualos world ruler or world wielder 2 3 4 The final d in Donald is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers and partly associated with the spelling of similar sounding Germanic names such as Ronald A short form of Donald is Don Pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald 1 DonaldPronunciation ˈ d ɒ n el d GenderMaleLanguage s English Scottish GaelicOriginWord nameDomhnall Domhnall Domhnall Domhnull DomhnullDerivationProto Celtic dumno ualosMeaning world ruler world wielder Other namesShort form s DonPet form s Donnie Donny DollyCognate s Domnall Donal Donal Donall Donnell Dolan Dyfnwal DumnagualDerivative s DonellaDonald has cognates in other Celtic languages Modern Irish Donal anglicised as Donal and Donall 5 Scottish Gaelic Domhnall 6 Domhnull 7 and Domhnull 8 Welsh Dyfnwal and Cumbric Dumnagual Although the feminine given name Donna is sometimes used as a feminine form of Donald the names are not etymologically related 1 PronunciationIrish DonallPronunciation ˈd ˠoːnˠel ˠ Manx Gaelic DolynPronunciation ˈddolen Scottish Gaelic DomhnallPronunciation ˈt oːel ˠ Contents 1 Variations 2 Kings and noblemen 3 Given name 3 1 Domhnall 3 2 Donnell 3 3 Don 3 4 Donal 3 5 Donal 3 6 Donald 3 7 Donaldo 3 8 Donnie 3 9 Donny 3 10 Fictional 4 See also 5 ReferencesVariations editOld Irish Modern Irish Hiberno English Scottish Gaelic Scottish English ScotsDomhnall Donal Donal Domhnall Donald DonnaldKings and noblemen editDomnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen Dyfnwal Hen Dumnagual I Ruler of Alt Clut Strathclyde 450 475 Domnall Brecc king of Dal Riata d 642 Domnall mac Aedo High King of the Northern Ui Neill and Ireland d 642 Domnall Midi High King of Clann Cholmain and Ireland d 763 Domnall mac Ailpin 812 863 Donald II of Scotland 889 900 Domnall mac Eimin Mormaer of Mar d 1014 Donald III of Scotland 1033 1099 Domnall Gerrlamhach King of Dublin d 1135 Domnall Ua Lochlainn High King of Ireland 1083 and 1121 Domhnall I Earl of Mar 1276 1301 Domhnall II Earl of Mar 1305 1332 Domhnall Earl of Lennox 1333 1365 Dyfnwal King of Strathclyde d 908 915 also known by the names Donald Domhnall and Domnall Dyfnwal ab Owain d 975 also known by the names Donald and Domnall Owain ap Dyfnwal fl 934 Given name editDomhnall edit Domhnall mac Conchobair o Briain died 1579 Gaelic Irish military leader Domhnall Gleeson born 1983 Irish actor Domhnall mac Daire Mac Bruaideadha fl c 1600 Irish poet Domhnall MacAuley born 1957 Scottish physician and professor Domhnall Ruadh Choruna 1887 1967 Scottish Gaelic poetDonnell edit Donnell Ballagh O Cahan died 1627 Irish landowner and rebel Donnell Rawlings born 1968 comedianDon edit Don Adams 1923 2005 American actor comedian and director Don Airey born 1948 English keyboardist Don Ameche 1908 1993 Hollywood actor Don Barksdale 1923 1993 American basketball player Don Bertoia Canadian middle distance runner Don Bluth born 1937 animator film director producer writer production designer video game designer and independent studio owner Don Bowman singer 1937 2013 American comedian country music singer and songwriter Don Cheadle born 1964 American actor and producer Don Cherry born 1934 Canadian ice hockey player coach and television commentator Don Cherry American football born 1994 American football player Don Cherry singer 1924 2018 American singer and golfer Don Cherry trumpeter 1936 1995 American jazz trumpeter Don Ciccone 1946 2016 American singer songwriter member of the band The Critters Don Cornelius 1936 2012 American television show host and producer Don Cornell 1919 2004 stage name of Luigi Varlaro American singer Dominick Don Costa 1925 1983 American conductor and record producer Don Covay 1936 2015 American singer and songwriter Don Criqui born 1950 American sportscaster Don Diablo born 1980 Dutch DJ record producer musician and songwriter of electronic music Don Digirolamo American re recording mixer Don Dokken born 1953 American singer lead singer of Dokken Don Dunstan 1926 1999 South Australian politician Don Estelle 1933 2003 British actor and singer Don Everly 1937 2021 American country influenced rock and roll singer and guitarist Don Felder born 1947 American singer songwriter and guitarist former member of the Eagles Don Frye born 1965 American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler Don Garber born 1957 American sports executive Don Gardner 1931 2018 American singer songwriter Don Gibson 1928 2003 American songwriter and country musician Don Gilman 1934 2005 American politician Don Goldstein 1937 2022 American basketball player Don Gorske born 1953 Big Mac Enthusiast and Guinness World Record holder of most Big Macs eaten Don Gullett born 1951 American baseball pitcher Don Gullick 1924 2000 Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach Don Hasselbeck born 1955 American football player Don Henley born 1947 founding member of the Eagles rock group Don Herbert 1917 2007 television s Mr Wizard Don Hewitt 1922 2009 American television news producer Don Ho 1930 2007 American pop musician singer and entertainer Don Hutson 1913 1997 American football player Don Imus 1940 2019 American radio and television host Don Johnson sports executive 1930 2012 Canadian sports executive and president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association Don King boxing promoter born 1931 American boxing promoter Don King coach born 1926 American football player and coach Don King defensive back born 1964 American football player Don King defensive lineman 1929 2014 American football player Don King musician born 1954 American singer songwriter guitarist and trumpeter Don King photographer born 1960 American photographer cinematographer and film director Don Roy King born 1947 American television director Don Kirshner 1934 2011 American music publisher rock music producer talent manager and songwriter Don Knotts 1924 2006 American actor and comedian Don Larsen 1929 2020 American baseball player Don Lemon born 1966 American television personality and current host of CNN Tonight Don L Lind 1930 2022 American scientist and a former naval officer and aviator and NASA astronaut Don MacLean basketball born 1970 American basketball player and color commentator Don Marion Davis 1917 2020 American child actor Don Mattingly American pro baseball player for the New York Yankees and manager of the LA Dodgers aka Donnie Baseball and The Hitman Don McLean born 1945 American singer songwriter and musician Don Nelson born 1940 American basketball player and coach Don Nelson screenwriter 1927 2013 American screenwriter film producer and jazz musician Don Nickles born 1948 American politician Don Patinkin 1922 1995 Israeli American economist and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Don Payne American writer and producer Don Quarrie born 1951 Jamaican sprinter Don Reid born 1945 lead singer of American country group The Statler Brothers Don Rickles 1926 2017 American stand up comedian Don Robesky 1906 2002 American football player Don Rondo 1930 2011 American singer Don Shula 1930 2020 American football coach Don Slater born 1954 British sociologist Don Trahan born 1949 American golfer father of D J Trahan Don Van Vliet 1941 2010 American singer songwriter and musician also known as Captain Beefheart Don Warrington born 1951 Trinidadian born British actor Don Waterman born 1950 American racing driver Don Webb American football born 1939 American football player Don Webb playwright English playwright and dramatist Don Webb writer born 1960 American science fiction mystery and horror writer Don Wilson American football born 1961 American football player Don Wilson announcer 1900 1982 American radio and television announcer and actor Don Wilson Australian footballer 1914 2015 Australian footballer Don Wilson baseball 1945 1975 American baseball pitcher Don Wilson cricketer 1927 2012 English cricketer Don Wilson pastor born 1949 American Christian pastor and creationist Don E Wilson born 1944 American zoologist Don M Wilson III born 1948 American banker and corporate director Don W Wilson born 1942 American historian and archivist Don Williams 1939 2017 American singer songwriter Don Williams offensive lineman 1919 2001 American football player Don Williams American football coach 1927 2013 American football track and field coach Don Williams footballer born 1935 1935 1995 Australian rules footballer Don Williams footballer born 1939 born 1939 Australian rules footballer Don Williams poker player 1942 2013 American poker player Don Williams racing driver 1947 1989 American racing driver Don Zewin 1952 2021 American professional poker playerDonal edit Donal Logue born 1969 Canadian actor Donal MacIntyre born 1966 Irish investigative reporter Donal Murray bishop born 1940 the Roman Catholic Bishop of Limerick 1996 2009 Donal O Brien disambiguation several individuals Donal O Donoghue 1894 1971 Irish Fianna Fail politician Donal O Shea Canadian mathematician Donal O Sullivan disambiguation several individuals Donal Roe MacCarthy Mor died 1302 13th century noble of Ireland Prince of the Kingdom of Desmond Donal MacCarthy Reagh 1450 1460 1531 9th Prince of Carbery 1505 1531 Donal Skehan born 1986 Irish singer television personality presenter food writer cook and photographerDonal edit Donal Lunny born 1947 Irish folk musician Donal og Cusack born 1977 Irish hurlerDonald edit Donald Bailey 1934 2013 American jazz drummer Donald Bradman 1908 2001 Australian cricketer Donald Brashear American ice hockey player Donald Burgess British track cyclist Donald Byrd 1932 2013 American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter Donald Cameron born 1954 Australian water polo player and coach Donald Campbell 1921 1967 British world land and water speed record breaker Donald M Campbell Jr born 1955 retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the commanding general of United States Army Europe Donald Capelle Marshallese politician Donald Chumley born 1962 American football player Donald Crisp 1882 1974 filmmaker Donald D Deshler American educator Donald Dewar 1937 2000 Labour Party MP and first First Minister of Scotland 1999 2000 Donald Disney Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Donald Driver NFL player for the Green Bay Packers Donald Duck Dunn 1941 2012 American bass guitarist Donald Fagen born 1948 American musician Donald Faison born 1974 American actor and comedian Donald Foss 1945 2022 American billionaire founder of Credit Acceptance Donald Friese born 1940 American billionaire businessman Donald Henry Gaskins 1933 1991 American cannibalistic serial killer rapist and thief Donald Geisler born 1978 Filipino taekwondo athlete Donald Glover born 1983 American actor musician writer comedian and producer Donald Gordon cricketer born 1990 English cricketer Donald J Guter born 1948 American educator and 37th Judge Advocate General of the Navy Donald Hawkins born 1992 American football player Donald Harvey 1952 2017 prolific American serial killer Donald Hewagama 1926 2009 Sri Lankan Sinhala Judge Advocate General Sri Lanka Army Donald Hewlett 1922 2011 British actor Donald Izacus Panjaitan 1925 1965 Indonesian general Donald Izzett born 1975 American man who has been missing since 1995 Donald Edward Jones born 1949 American politician Donald Keene 1922 2019 American Japanese literary scholar Donald Knuth born 1938 American computer scientist Donald Maclean spy 1913 1983 British diplomat and Soviet spy Donald MacCormick 1939 2009 Scottish journalist Donald R MacLeod Canadian politician Donald R McMonagle born 1952 former astronaut and a veteran of three shuttle flights Donald Moatshe born 1985 South African musician Donald Mote 1900 1968 Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court Donald Don Muraco born 1939 American retired wrestler Donald Nicol 1843 1903 Scottish politician Donald Nicolaisen American politician Donald Nixon 1914 1987 younger brother of 37th U S President Richard Nixon Donald Obeyesekere 1888 1964 Sri Lankan Sinhala legislator Donald of Ogilvy Saint Donald Donald Parham born 1997 American football player Donald Perera 11th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Donald H Peterson 1933 2018 United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit born 1955 American chemical engineer and a NASA astronaut Donald Pleasence 1919 1995 English actor Donald Ramotar President of Guyana Donald Jasen Ranaweera Sri Lankan Sinhala planter press baron and politician Donald Ray Don Vaughan born 1952 North Carolina US politician Donald Richie 1924 2013 American born author who wrote about the Japanese people the culture of Japan and especially Japanese cinema Donald A Ritchie born December 23 1945 Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate Donald Buck Dharma Roeser born 1947 rock musician guitarist for Blue Oyster Cult Donald Rumsfeld 1932 2021 United States Secretary of Defense Donald Sanford born 1987 American Israeli Olympic sprinter Donald Sild born 1968 Estonian javelin thrower Donald Deke Slayton 1924 1993 American astronaut Donald Spero world champion rower Donald Sterling sports team owner Donald Sutherland born 1935 Canadian actor Donald A Thomas born 1955 American engineer and a former NASA astronaut Donald J Trahan Jr born 1980 American golfer Donald Triplett 1933 2023 first person to be diagnosed with autism Donald Trump born 1946 45th President of the United States businessman Donald Tsang born 1944 Chief Executive of Hong Kong Donald Tusk born 1957 Polish Prime Minister former President of the European Council Donald Wailan Walalangi born 1960 Indonesian tennis player Donald Watson 1910 2005 English animal rights advocate and founder of the Vegan Society Donald Woodward Lee 1910 1977 American philologist Donald Whiston 1927 2020 American ice hockey player Donald Whitton Canadian cellist and teacher Donald E Williams 1942 2016 American naval officer and aviator test pilot mechanical engineer and NASA astronaut Donald Williamson disambiguation multiple people Donald Wilson disambiguation multiple people Donald Young tennis born 1989 American tennis playerDonaldo edit Donaldo Arza born 1946 Panamanian track and field athlete Donaldo Gonzalez born 1971 Panamanian footballer Donaldo Hontiveros born 1977 Filipino basketball player Donaldo Macedo born 1950 American academic Donaldo Mendez born 1978 Venezuelan baseball player Donaldo Morales born 1982 Honduran footballer Donaldo Ortiz Colin born 1961 Mexican politician Donaldo Ernesto Reyes born 1939 Honduran lawyer and politicianDonnie edit Donnie McKinnon born 1940 Scottish footballer Donnie Wahlberg born 1969 American singer actor and film producerDonny edit Donny Hathaway 1945 1979 American soul musician Donny Osmond born 1957 American singer and actorFictional edit Donald Blake Marvel Comics the secret identity of The Mighty Thor from Marvel Comics Donald Duck Disney animated cartoon and comic book character Donnie Darko protagonist of a film of the same name Donald Don Draper protagonist of the AMC television series Mad Men Donald Ducky Mallard character in the TV show NCIS Donald Fisher fictional character portrayed by Norman Coburn in Home and Away Donald Morden fictional character from the video game series Metal Slug Sir Donald McDuck Disney character who is an ancestor of Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck Donald the Twin Engine a fictional character from The Railway Series and its televised adaptation Thomas amp FriendsSee also editList of Irish language given names List of Scottish Gaelic given names Clan Donald one of the largest Scottish clans Donald surname Dumnorix Macdonald name References edit a b c Hanks Patrick Hardcastle Kate Hodges Flavia 2006 A Dictionary of First Names Oxford Paperback Reference 2nd ed Oxford University Press pp 78 402 ISBN 978 0 19 861060 1 Koch John T 2006 Dyfnwal ap Tewdor in Koch John T ed Celtic Culture A Historical Encyclopedia ABC CLIO pp 639 640 ISBN 1 85109 445 8 Koch John T 2006 Domnall Brecc in Koch John T ed Celtic Culture A Historical Encyclopedia ABC CLIO p 604 ISBN 1 85109 445 8 Norman Teresa Names Through the Ages Berkley Books 1999 pp 129 136 Hanks Patrick Hardcastle Kate Hodges Flavia 2006 A Dictionary of First Names Oxford Paperback Reference 2nd ed Oxford University Press p 346 ISBN 978 0 19 861060 1 Mark Colin 2006 The Gaelic English Dictionary Routledge p 714 ISBN 0 203 22259 8 Maceachen Ewan 1922 Maceachen s Gaelic English Dictionary 4 revised and enlarged ed The Northern Counties Newspaper and Printing and Publishing Company pp 467 469 MacFarlane Malcolm 1912 The School Gaelic Dictionary prepared for the use of learners of the Gaelic 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