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{{Infobox given name

| name = Donald

| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɒ|n|əl|d}}

| gender = Male

| language =

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| origin =

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  • Domhnall
  • Dómhnall
  • Dòmhnall
  • Domhnull
  • Dòmhnull

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| derivation = Proto-Celtic *dumno-ualos

| meaning = "world ruler", "world wielder"

| shortform = Don

| petname =

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| cognate =

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  • Domnall
  • Dónal
  • Donal
  • Donall
  • Donnell
  • Dolan
  • Dyfnwal
  • Dumnagual

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Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall.{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |author-link1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |pages=78, 402}}. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder").{{citation |last=Koch |first=John T. |author-link=John T. Koch |contribution=Dyfnwal ap Tewdor |title=Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia |editor1-last=Koch |editor1-first=John T. |editor1-link=John T. Koch |year=2006 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=1-85109-445-8 |pages=639–640}}{{citation |last=Koch |first=John T. |author-link=John T. Koch |contribution=Domnall Brecc |title=Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia |editor1-last=Koch |editor1-first=John T. |editor1-link=John T. Koch |year=2006 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=1-85109-445-8 |pages=604}}Norman, Teresa. Names Through the Ages. Berkley Books, 1999. pp.129, 136 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, and pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald.

Donald has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish Dónal (anglicised as Donal and Donall);{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |author-link1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press | isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=346}}. Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall,{{citation |last=Mark |first=Colin |title=The Gaelic-English Dictionary |publisher=Routledge |year=2006 |isbn=0-203-22259-8 |page=714}}. Domhnull{{citation |last=Maceachen |first=Ewan |title=Maceachen's Gaelic-English Dictionary |edition=4, revised and enlarged |url=https://archive.org/details/gaelicenglishdic00mace |publisher=The Northern Counties Newspaper and Printing and Publishing Company |year=1922 |pages=467–469}}. and Dòmhnull;{{citation |last=MacFarlane |first=Malcolm |author-link=Malcolm MacFarlane |title=The School Gaelic Dictionary prepared for the use of learners of the Gaelic language |publisher=Eneas Mackay |year=1912 |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924026841043 |page=144}} 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.

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Irish:Dónall
Pronunciation:{{IPA|ga|ˈd̪ˠoːnˠəl̪ˠ
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| Manx Gaelic: || Dolyn

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| Pronunciation: || {{IPA|gv|ˈdðolən|}}

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| Scottish Gaelic: || Dòmhnall

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| Pronunciation: || {{IPA|gd|ˈt̪õːəl̪ˠ|}}

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Variations

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! width="16%" | Modern Irish

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! width="16%" | Scottish Gaelic

! width="16%" | Scottish English

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align="center" | Domhnall

| align="center" | Dónal

| align="center" | Donal

| align="center" | Dòmhnall

| align="center" | Donald

| align="center" | Donnald

Kings and noblemen

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

People with the given name

{{also |Donnie}}

= Domhnall =

= Don =

= Donal =

= Dónal =

= Donald =

= Donaldo =

= Donnell =

Fictional characters

See also

References

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Category:English-language masculine given names

Category:English masculine given names

Category:Masculine given names

Category:Scottish masculine given names