Donald
\dɔ.nald\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of English origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Pronunciation | \dɔ.nald\ |
Origin and meaning
Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and reinforced by Medieval Latin Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“prince / chief of the world”). Doublet of Domhnall.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Albania
Around the world
- Arabicدُونَلْد
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).