Donn (given name)

Donn
Gender Masculine
Language(s) Irish
Origin
Language(s) Irish
Word/name donn
Meaning 1. "brown"
2. "chief", "noble"
Other names
Variant form(s) Don
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Donn is a given name in the Irish language. Donn was originally a byname, which had two meanings: one of the meanings was "brown"; the other was "chief" or "noble".[1] Its use as a given name today is represents a short form of any of the various of Gaelic names that begin with the first element donn-.[2] A variant form of the name is Don.[1]

People with the byname

People with the given name

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References

  1. 1 2 Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 346, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
  2. "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 21 November 2010. which cited A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280050-7. for the given name "Donn".
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