Donald
Not to be confused with
Ronald .
Donald Pronunciation Gender Male Language(s) Word/name
Domhnall
Dómhnall
Dòmhnall
Domhnull
Dòmhnull Derivation Proto-Celtic *dumno-ualos Meaning "world ruler", "world wielder" Short form(s) Don Pet form (s)Cognate (s)
Domnall
Dónal
Donal
Donall
Donnell
Dolan
Dyfnwal
Dumnagual Derivative(s) Donella
Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall .[ 1] Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder").[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] 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 Donald is Don Pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny . The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald .[ 1]
Donald has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish Dónal (anglicised as Donal and Donall );[ 5] Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall ,[ 6] Domhnull [ 7] Dòmhnull ;[ 8] Welsh Dyfnwal Cumbric Dumnagual . Although the feminine given name Donna Donald , the names are not etymologically related.[ 1]
Variations
Kings and noblemen
Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen:
Dyfnwal Moelmud (Dunvallo Molmutius), legendary king of pre-Roman BritainDyfnwal Hen (Dumnagual I), Ruler of Alt Clut (Strathclyde) (450–475)Domnall Brecc , king of Dál Riata (d. 642)Domnall mac Áedo , High King of the Northern Uí Néill and Ireland (d. 642)Domnall Midi , High King of Clann Cholmáin and Ireland (d. 763)Domnall mac Ailpín (812–863)Donald II of Scotland (889–900)Domnall mac Eimín , Mormaer of Mar (d. 1014)Donald III of Scotland (1033–1099)Domnall Gerrlámhach , 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
Domhnall
Donnell
Don
Don Adams (1923–2005), American actor, comedian and directorDon Airey (born 1948), English keyboardistDon Ameche (1908–1993), Hollywood actorDon Barksdale (1923–1993), American basketball playerDon Bertoia , Canadian middle-distance runnerDon Bluth (born 1937), animator, film director, producer, writer, production designer, video game designer and independent studio ownerDon Bowman (singer) (1937–2013), American comedian, country music singer, and songwriterDon Callis (born 1963), Canadian professional wrestler, wrestling manager, and actorDon Cazayoux (born 1964), American lawyer and politicianDon Chaffey (1917–1990), British film director, writer, producer, and art directorDon Chard , Canadian politicianDon Cheadle (born 1964), American actor and producerDon Cherry (born 1934), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and television commentatorDon Cherry (American football) (born 1994), American football playerDon Cherry (singer) (1924–2018), American singer and golferDon Cherry (trumpeter) (1936–1995), American jazz trumpeterDon R. Christensen (1916–2006), American animator, cartoonist, and writerDon Christopher (1934–2022), American farmerDon Ciccone (1946–2016), American singer-songwriter, member of the band The CrittersDon Cornelius (1936–2012), American television show host and producerDon Cornell (1919–2004), stage name of Luigi Varlaro, American singerDominick Don Costa (1925–1983), American conductor and record producer
Don Covay (1936–2015), American singer and songwriterDon Criqui (born 1950), American sportscasterDon Diablo (born 1980), Dutch DJ, record producer, musician and songwriter of electronic musicDon Digirolamo , American re-recording mixerDon Dokken (born 1953), American singer, lead singer of DokkenDon Drysdale (1936–1993), American baseball pitcher and sportscasterDon Dunstan (1926–1999), South Australian politicianDon Estelle (1933–2003), British actor and singerDon Everly (1937–2021), American country-influenced rock and roll singer and guitaristDon Felder (born 1947), American singer-songwriter and guitarist, former member of the EaglesDon Frye (born 1965), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestlerDon Forsht , American politicianDon Garber (born 1957), American sports executiveDon Gardner (1931–2018), American singer-songwriterDon Gibson (1928–2003), American songwriter and country musicianDon Gilman (1934–2005), American politicianDon Goldstein (1937–2022), American basketball playerDon Gorske (born 1953), “Big Mac” Enthusiast and Guinness World Record holder of most Big Macs eatenDon Gullett (born 1951), American baseball pitcherDon Gullick (1924–2000), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer and coachDon Hasselbeck (born 1955), American football playerDon Henley (born 1947), founding member of the Eagles rock groupDon Herbert (1917–2007), television's "Mr. Wizard"Don Hewitt (1922–2009), American television news producerDon Ho (1930–2007), American pop musician, singer and entertainerDon Hutson (1913–1997), American football playerDon Imus (1940–2019), American radio and television hostDon Johnson (born 1949), American actor, producer and singerDon Johnson (basketball) (1930–2019), American basketball player and coachDon Johnson (sports executive) (1930–2012), Canadian sports executive and president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey AssociationDon King (boxing promoter) (born 1931), American boxing promoterDon King (coach) (born 1926), American football player and coachDon King (defensive back) (born 1964), American football playerDon King (defensive lineman) (1929–2014), American football playerDon King (musician) (born 1954), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpeterDon King (photographer) (born 1960), American photographer, cinematographer, and film directorDon Roy King (born 1947), American television directorDon Kirshner (1934–2011), American music publisher, rock music producer, talent manager, and songwriterDon Knotts (1924–2006), American actor and comedianDon Larsen (1929–2020), American baseball playerDon Lemon (born 1966), American television personality and current host of CNN TonightDon L. Lind (1930–2022), American scientist and a former naval officer and aviator, and NASA astronautDon MacLean (basketball) (born 1970), American basketball player and color commentatorDon Marion Davis (1917–2020), American child actorDon 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 musicianDon Murray (1929–2024), American actorDon Nelson (born 1940), American basketball player and coachDon Nelson (screenwriter) (1927–2013), American screenwriter, film producer, and jazz musicianDon Nickles (born 1948), American politicianDon Omar (born 1978), Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actorDon Paterson (born 1963), Scottish poet, writer and musicianDon Patinkin (1922–1995), Israeli-American economist, and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Don Payne , American writer and producerDon Quarrie (born 1951), Jamaican sprinterDon Reid (born 1945), lead singer of American country group The Statler BrothersDon Rickles (1926–2017), American stand-up comedianDon Robesky (1906–2002), American football playerDon Rondo (1930–2011), American singerDon Shula (1930–2020), American football coachDon Slater (born 1954), British sociologistDon Trahan (born 1949), American golfer, father of D. J. TrahanDon Van Vliet (1941–2010), American singer, songwriter and musician, also known as Captain Beefheart
Don Warrington (born 1951), Trinidadian-born British actorDon Waterman (born 1950), American racing driverDon Webb (American football) (born 1939), American football playerDon Webb (playwright) , English playwright and dramatistDon Webb (writer) (born 1960), American science fiction, mystery, and horror writerDon Wilson (American football) (born 1961), American football playerDon Wilson (announcer) (1900–1982), American radio and television announcer and actorDon Wilson (Australian footballer) (1914–2015), Australian footballerDon Wilson (baseball) (1945–1975), American baseball pitcherDon Wilson (cricketer) (1927–2012), English cricketerDon Wilson (pastor) (born 1949), American Christian pastor and creationistDon E. Wilson (born 1944), American zoologistDon M. Wilson III (born 1948), American banker and corporate directorDon W. Wilson (born 1942), American historian and archivistDon Williams (1939–2017), American singer-songwriterDon Williams (guard) (1919–2001), American football playerDon Williams (American football coach) (1927–2013), American football, track and field coachDon Williams (footballer, born 1935) (1935–1995), Australian rules footballerDon Williams (footballer, born 1939) (born 1939), Australian rules footballerDon Williams (poker player) (1942–2013), American poker playerDon Williams (racing driver) (1947–1989), American racing driverDon Zewin (1952–2021), American professional poker player
Donal
Donal Logue (born 1969), Canadian actorDonal MacIntyre (born 1966), Irish investigative reporterDonal Murray (bishop) (born 1940), the Roman Catholic Bishop of Limerick (1996–2009)Donal O'Brien (disambiguation) , several individualsDonal O'Donoghue (1894–1971), Irish Fianna Fáil politicianDonal O'Shea , Canadian mathematicianDonal O'Sullivan (disambiguation) , several individualsDonal Roe MacCarthy Mór (died 1302), 13th-century noble of Ireland, Prince of the Kingdom of DesmondDonal MacCarthy Reagh (1450/1460–1531), 9th Prince of Carbery (1505–1531)Donal Skehan (born 1986), Irish singer, television personality/presenter, food writer/cook and photographer
Donald
Donald Alarie (born 1945), Canadian writerDonald Ardell , American politicianDonald Bailey (1934–2013), American jazz drummerDonald Bradman (1908–2001), Australian cricketerDonald Brashear (born 1972), American ice hockey playerDonald Burgess (born 1933), British track cyclistDonald Byrd (1932–2013), American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeterDonald Cameron (born 1954), Australian water polo player and coachDonald Campbell (1921–1967), British world land and water speed record breakerDonald M. Campbell Jr. (born 1955), retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the commanding general of United States Army EuropeDonald Capelle , Marshallese politicianDonald Chumley (born 1962), American football playerDonald Crisp (1882–1974), filmmakerDonald D. Deshler (born 1947), American educatorDonald D'Alesio , American football coachDonald Dewar (1937–2000), Labour Party MP and first First Minister of Scotland (1999–2000)Donald Disney , Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersDonald Driver (born 1975), American football player for the Green Bay Packers Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941–2012), American bass guitaristDonald Fagen (born 1948), American musicianDonald Faison (born 1974), American actor and comedianDonald Foss (1945–2022), American billionaire, founder of Credit AcceptanceDonald Friese (born 1940), American billionaire businessmanDonald Henry Gaskins (1933–1991), American cannibalistic serial killer, rapist, and thiefDonald Geisler (born 1978), Filipino taekwondo athleteDonald Glover (born 1983), American actor, musician, writer, comedian, and producerDonald Gordon (cricketer) (born 1990), English cricketerDonald J. Guter (born 1948), American educator and 37th Judge Advocate General of the NavyDonald Hawkins (born 1992), American football playerDonald Harvey (1952–2017), prolific American serial killerDonald Hewagama (1926–2009), Sri Lankan Sinhala Judge Advocate General, Sri Lanka ArmyDonald Hewlett (1922–2011), British actorDonald Hill-Eley (born 1969), American football coach and former playerDonald Izacus Panjaitan (1925–1965), Indonesian generalDonald Izzett (born 1975), American man who has been missing since 1995Donald Eugene Fields II (born 1964) FBI's most wanted fugitiveDonald Keene (1922–2019), American-Japanese literary scholarDonald Knuth (born 1938), American computer scientistDonald Maclean (spy) (1913–1983), British diplomat and Soviet spyDonald MacCormick (1939–2009), Scottish journalistDonald R. MacLeod (1902–1976), Canadian politicianDonald Marmen , Canadian politicianDonald Albert Marshall (born 1932), Canadian politicianDonald R. McMonagle (born 1952), former astronaut and a veteran of three shuttle flightsDonald Moatshe (born 1985), South African musicianDonald Mote (1900–1968), Justice of the Indiana Supreme CourtDonald W. Munro (1916–1998), Canadian politicianDonald "Don" Muraco (born 1939), American retired wrestlerDonald Nicol (1843–1903), Scottish politicianDonald Nicolaisen (1944–2019), American politicianDonald Nixon (1914–1987), younger brother of 37th U.S. President Richard NixonDonald Obeyesekere (1888-1964), Sri Lankan Sinhala legislatorDonald O'Connor (1925–2003), American dancer, singer, and actorDonald of Ogilvy (Saint Donald)Donald Parham (born 1997), American football playerDonald Perera , 11th commander of the Sri Lanka Air ForceDonald H. Peterson (1933–2018), United States Air Force officer and NASA astronautDonald Pettit (born 1955), American chemical engineer and a NASA astronautDonald Pleasence (1919–1995), English actorDonald E. Polkinghorne (1936–2018), American academic and psychologistDonald Ramotar (born 1950), president of GuyanaDonald Jasen Ranaweera (1921–2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala planter, press baron, and politicianDonald Richie (1924–2013), American-born author who wrote about the Japanese people, the culture of Japan, and especially Japanese cinemaDonald A. Ritchie (born 1945), Historian Emeritus of the United States SenateDonald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (born 1947), rock musician, guitarist for Blue Öyster CultDonald Rumsfeld (1932–2021), United States Secretary of DefenseDonald Sanford (born 1987), American-Israeli Olympic sprinterDonald Sild (born 1968), Estonian javelin throwerDonald "Deke" Slayton (1924–1993), American astronautDonald Spero (born 1939), world champion rowerDonald Sterling (born 1934), sports team ownerDonald Sutherland (1935–2024), Canadian actorDonald A. Thomas (born 1955), American engineer and a former NASA astronautDonald J. Trahan, Jr. (born 1980), American golferDonald Triplett (1933–2023), first person to be diagnosed with autism Donald Trump (born 1946), president-elect of the United StatesDonald Tsang (born 1944), Chief Executive of Hong KongDonald Tusk (born 1957), Polish Prime Minister, former President of the European CouncilDonald Wailan-Walalangi (born 1960), Indonesian tennis playerDonald Watson (1910–2005), English animal rights advocate and founder of the Vegan Society Donald Woodward Lee (1910–1977), American philologistDonald Whiston (1927–2020), American ice hockey playerDonald Whitton (1923–2018), Canadian cellist and teacherDonald E. Williams (1942–2016), American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, mechanical engineer and NASA astronautDonald Williamson (disambiguation) , multiple peopleDonald Wilson (disambiguation) , multiple peopleDonald Young (tennis) (born 1989), American tennis player
Donaldo
Donnie
Donny
Fictional
Donald Blake , the secret identity of The Mighty Thor, from Marvel Comics Donald Duck , Disney animated cartoon and comic-book characterDonnie Darko , protagonist of a film of the same nameDonald "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 AwayDon Flamenco, a fictional Spanish boxer from the Punch-Out!!
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 Scottish Twin , a fictional character from The Railway Series Thomas & Friends Donald Pierce , a Marvel Comics super villain
See also
References
^ 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 ^ MacFarlane, Malcolm (1912), The School Gaelic Dictionary prepared for the use of learners of the Gaelic language
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