This article is about the given name. For the businessman and politician, see Donald Trump. For other uses, see Donald (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Ronald.
Donald
Pronunciation
/ˈdɒnəld/
Gender
Male
Language(s)
English
Scottish Gaelic
Origin
Word/name
Domhnall
Dómhnall
Dòmhnall
Domhnull
Dòmhnull
Derivation
Proto-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 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 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]
Pronunciation
Irish:
Dónall
Pronunciation:
[ˈd̪ˠoːnˠəl̪ˠ]
Manx Gaelic:
Dolyn
Pronunciation:
[ˈdðolən]
Scottish Gaelic:
Dòmhnall
Pronunciation:
[ˈt̪õːəl̪ˠ]
^ abcHanks, 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 language, Eneas Mackay, p. 144
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