Gender | Masculine |
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Language(s) | English, Irish |
Word/name | Donald |
Meaning | brown, chief, noble |
Variant form(s) | Donn |
Pet form(s) | Donnie, Donny, The Don, Donjomin |
Don is a masculine given name in the Irish language and a short form of another masculine given name in the English language. The Irish name is derived from the Irish donn; the name can either mean "brown", or "chief", "noble". The Irish name is a variant spelling of Donn. The English name is unrelated to the Irish name; this name is a short form of the given name Donald. Pet forms of this English name include: Donnie and Donny. It can also be a surname, also derived from "brown". It is a common name in the English language.