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=== Dónal ===
=== Dónal ===
* [[Dónal Lunny]] (born 1947), Irish folk musician
* [[Dónal Lunny]] (born 1947), Irish folk musician
*[[Donal Óg Cusack]] (born 1977), Irish [[Hurling|hurler]]
*[[Dónal Óg Cusack]] (born 1977), Irish [[Hurling|hurler]]


=== Donald ===
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* [[Donald Eugene Fields II]] (born 1964) FBI's most wanted fugitive
* [[Donald Eugene Fields II]] (born 1964) FBI's most wanted fugitive
* [[Donald Keene]] (1922–2019), American-Japanese literary scholar
* [[Donald Keene]] (1922–2019), American-Japanese literary scholar
* [[Donald P. Kent]] (1916–1972), American sociologist
* [[Donald Knuth]] (born 1938), American computer scientist
* [[Donald Knuth]] (born 1938), American computer scientist
* [[Donald Woodward Lee]] (1910–1977), American philologist
* [[Donald Woodward Lee]] (1910–1977), American philologist

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Script error: No such module "about". Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Pp-pc Template:Infobox given name Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is 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. 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.[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]

Variations

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

Kings and noblemen

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

People with the given name

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Domhnall

Don

Donal

Dónal

Donald

Donaldo

Donnell

Fictional characters

See also

References

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