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Donald

The origin and history of Donald.

Etymology

The name of Scottish kings and an early saint, coming from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and reinforced by Medieval Latin Donvaldus (also Donaldus), from Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos ("prince / chief of the world"). It is a doublet of Domhnall.

Origin: Old Irish

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