Name: Donald
Gender: Male
Usage: Donald, of scottish-gaelic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Donald are in general originating from Albania, Belgium, France, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Donald across the world, see Domhnall.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Donald is: World rule, World leader.
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The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Donald is ranked on the 372nd position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 1764500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.025% of the population. The name Donald has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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The name day of Donald is 15 July.
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History and Origin
The masculine given name Donald is a version of the Scottish Gaelic name Domhnall (and variants Dómhnall, Dòmhnall, Domhnull, and Dòmhnull), historically the standard Anglicization of the name in Scotland. The name is ultimately derived from the Old Celtic world elements dubno ("world") and val ("rule"). The final -d on Donald is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English-speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar sounding Germanic-language names, such as Ronald. A short form of Donald is Don. Pet forms of Donald include Donnie, Donny, and Dolly. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald. Donald has numerous other Celtic-language cognates: Irish Dónal (Anglicised as Donal and Donall), Old Irish Domnall, Welsh Dyfnwal, Old Welsh Dumngual, Cumbric Dumngual, and Common Celtic *Dumno-ualos ("world-wielder"). Although the feminine given name Donna is sometimes used as a feminine form of Donald, the names are not etymologically related.
Scottish and English: Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Domhnall, composed of the Old Celtic elements dubno world + val rule. The final -d of the Anglicized form derives partly from misinterpretation by Englishspeakers of the Gaelic devoiced sound (cf. Dugald), and partly from association with Germanic-origin names such as Ronald. This name is very much associated with clan Macdonald, the clan of the medieval Lords of the Isles. In the Highlands and Islands it now ranks second only to Iain (see Ian). Donald is now quite commonly also used in Britain and America by families with no Scottish connections.
Short form: Don.
Pet forms: Scottish: Donny, Donnie (Gaelic Donaidh); Dolly (Gaelic Dolaidh).
Feminine forms: Scottish Highland: Donalda, Donella; Donna(g), Dol(l)ag, Doileag, Dolina, Dolanna.
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10 December 2014
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