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Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos. 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.
Article Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). 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.
Donald has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish Dónal (anglicised as Donal and Donall); Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall, Domhnull and Dòmhnull; 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.
Contents Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen:
Dyfnwal Moelmud (Dunvallo Molmutius), legendary king of pre-Roman Britain
Dyfnwal Hen (Dumnagual I), Ruler of Alt Clut (Strathclyde) (450–475)
Domnall Brecc, king of Dál Riata (d. 642)
Domnall mac Áedo, High King of the Northern Uí Néill and Ireland (d. 642)
Domnall Midi, High King of Clann Cholmáin and Ireland (d. 763)
Domnall mac Ailpín (812–863)
Donald II of Scotland (889–900)
Domnall mac Eimín, Mormaer of Mar (d. 1014)
Donald III of Scotland (1033–1099)
Domnall Gerrlámhach, King of Dublin (d. 1135)
Domnall Ua Lochlainn, High King of Ireland (1083 and 1121)
Domhnall I, Earl of Mar (1276–1301)
Domhnall II, Earl of Mar (1305–1332)
Domhnall, Earl of Lennox (1333–1365)
Dyfnwal, King of Strathclyde (d. 908×915), also known by the names Donald, Domhnall, and Domnall
Dyfnwal ab Owain (d. 975), also known by the names Donald and Domnall
People with the given name Domhnall Domhnall mac Conchobair Ó Briain (died 1579), Gaelic Irish military leader
Domhnall Gleeson (born 1983), Irish actor
Domhnall mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha (fl. c. 1600), Irish poet
Domhnall MacAuley (born 1957), Scottish physician and professor
Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna (1887–1967), Scottish Gaelic poet
Don Don Adams (1923–2005), American actor, comedian and director
Don Airey (born 1948), English keyboardist
Don Aker (born 1955), Canadian writer and educator
Don Ameche (1908–1993), Hollywood actor
Don Amero (born 1980), Canadian singer
Don Barksdale (1923–1993), American basketball player
Don Bertoia, Canadian middle-distance runner
Don Black (baseball) (1916–1959), American baseball player
Don Black (tennis) (1927–2000), Rhodesian tennis player
Don Bluth (born 1937), animator, film director, and producer
Don Bowman (singer) (1937–2013), American comedian, country music singer, and songwriter
Don Callis (born 1963), Canadian professional wrestler, wrestling manager, and actor
Don Cazayoux (born 1964), American lawyer and politician
Don Chaffey (1917–1990), British film director, writer, producer, and art director
Don Chard, Canadian politician
Don Cheadle (born 1964), American actor and producer
Don Cherry (born 1934), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator
Donal Donal Carey (1937–2025), Irish politician
Donal Hord (1902–1966), American sculptor
Donal Kelly (1938–2025), Irish journalist and broadcaster
Donal Logue (born 1969), Canadian actor
Donal MacIntyre (born 1966), Irish investigative reporter
Donal Murray (bishop) (1940–2024), Roman Catholic Bishop of Limerick (1996–2009)
Donal O'Brien (disambiguation), several individuals
Donal O'Donoghue (1894–1971), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
Donal O'Shea, Canadian mathematician
Donal O'Sullivan (disambiguation), several individuals
Donal Roe MacCarthy Mór (died 1302), 13th-century noble of Ireland
Donal MacCarthy Reagh (1450/1460–1531), 9th Prince of Carbery (1505–1531)
Donal Skehan (born 1986), Irish singer, television personality/presenter
Dónal Dónal Lunny (born 1947), Irish folk musician
Dónal Óg Cusack (born 1977), Irish hurler
Donald Donald Alarie (born 1945), Canadian writer
Donald Ardell (fl.1990s–2020s), American politician
Donald Bailey (1934–2013), American jazz drummer
Donald Bradman (1908–2001), Australian cricketer
Donald Brashear (born 1972), American ice hockey player
Donald Burgess (born 1933), British track cyclist
Donald Buttress, English architect
Donald Byrd (1932–2013), American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter
Donald Cameron (born 1954), Australian water polo player and coach
Donald Campbell (1921–1967), British speed record breaker
Donald M. Campbell Jr. (born 1955), retired commanding general of United States Army Europe
Donald Capelle, Marshallese politician
Donald C. Carlson (1929–2005), American politician
Donald Chumley (born 1962), American football player
Donald Crisp (1882–1974), English filmmaker
Donald D. Deshler (born 1947), American educator
Donald D'Alesio, American football coach
Donald Dewar (1937–2000), Scottish statesman
Donaldo Donaldo Arza (born 1946), Panamanian track and field athlete
Donaldo González (born 1971), Panamanian footballer
Donaldo Hontiveros (born 1977), Filipino basketball player
Donaldo Macedo (born 1950), American academic
Donaldo Méndez (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball player
Donaldo Morales (born 1982), Honduran footballer
Donaldo Ortiz Colín (born 1961), Mexican politician
Donaldo Ernesto Reyes (born 1939), Honduran lawyer and politician
Donnell Donnell Ballagh O'Cahan (died 1627), Irish landowner and rebel
Donnell Rawlings (born 1968), comedian
Fictional characters Donald the Scottish Twin, a fictional character from The Railway Series and its televised adaptation Thomas & Friends
Donald Anderson, a character in the video game Bully
Don the Beachcomber, stage name of Donn Beach, proprietor of a chain of tiki bars of the same name
Donald Blake, the secret identity of The Mighty Thor, from Marvel Comics
Donald Duck, Disney animated cartoon and comic-book character
Donnie Darko, protagonist of a film of the same name
Donald "Don" Draper, protagonist of the AMC television series Mad Men
Donald "Ducky" Mallard, character in the TV show NCIS
Donald Fisher, fictional character portrayed by Norman Coburn in Home and Away
Don Flamenco, a fictional Spanish boxer from the Punch-Out!! series
Donald Morden, fictional character from the video game series Metal Slug
Sir Donald McDuck, Disney character who is an ancestor of Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck
Donald Pierce, a Marvel Comics super villain
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Owain ap Dyfnwal (fl. 934)
Don Cherry (American football) (born 1994), American football player
Don Cherry (singer) (1924–2018), American singer and golfer
Don Cherry (trumpeter) (1936–1995), American jazz trumpeter
Don R. Christensen (1916–2006), American animator, cartoonist, and writer
Don Christopher (1934–2022), American farmer
Don Ciccone (1946–2016), American singer-songwriter, member of the band The Critters
Don Cornelius (1936–2012), American television show host and producer
Don Cornell (1919–2004), stage name of Luigi Varlaro, American singer
Dominick Don Costa (1925–1983), American conductor and record producer
Don Covay (1936–2015), American singer and songwriter
Don Criqui (born 1950), American sportscaster
Don Diablo (born 1980), Dutch DJ, record producer, musician and songwriter of electronic music
Don Digirolamo, American re-recording mixer
Don Dokken (born 1953), American singer, lead singer of Dokken
Don Drysdale (1936–1993), American baseball pitcher and sportscaster
Don Dunstan (1926–1999), South Australian politician
Don Estelle (1933–2003), British actor and singer
Don Everly (1937–2021), American country-influenced rock and roll singer and guitarist
Don Felder (born 1947), American singer-songwriter and guitarist, former member of the Eagles
Don Finlay (1909–1970), British athlete and Royal Air Force officer
Don Frye (born 1965), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
Don Forsht, American politician
Don Garber (born 1957), American sports executive
Don Gardner (1931–2018), American singer-songwriter
Don Gibson (1928–2003), American songwriter and country musician
Don Gilman (1934–2005), American politician
Don Goldstein (1937–2022), American basketball player
Don Gorske (born 1953), Guinness World Record holder of most Big Mac hamburgers eaten
Don Gullett (born 1951), American baseball pitcher
Don Gullick (1924–2000), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach
Don Hasselbeck (born 1955), American football player
Don Henley (born 1947), founding member of the Eagles
Don Herbert (1917–2007), television's "Mr. Wizard"
Don Hewitt (1922–2009), American television news producer
Don Ho (1930–2007), American pop musician, singer and entertainer
Don Hutson (1913–1997), American football player
Don Imus (1940–2019), American radio and television host
Don Johnson (born 1949), American actor, producer and singer
Don Johnson (basketball) (1930–2019), American basketball player and coach
Don Johnson (sports executive) (1930–2012), Canadian sports executive
Don King (boxing promoter) (born 1931), American boxing promoter
Don King (coach) (born 1926), American football player and coach
Don King (defensive back) (born 1964), American football player
Don King (defensive lineman) (1929–2014), American football player
Don King (musician) (born 1954), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpeter
Don King (photographer) (born 1960), American photographer, cinematographer, and film director
Don Roy King (born 1947), American television director
Don Kirshner (1934–2011), American music publisher, rock music producer, talent manager, and songwriter
Don Knotts (1924–2006), American actor and comedian
Don Larsen (1929–2020), American baseball player
Don Lemon (born 1966), American television personality and current host of CNN Tonight
Don L. Lind (1930–2022), American scientist, U.S. Navy officer, naval aviator, and NASA astronaut
Don MacLean (basketball) (born 1970), American basketball player and color commentator
Don Marion Davis (1917–2020), American child actor
Don Mattingly, American pro baseball player and manager
Don McGowan (1938–2023), Canadian television personality
Don McLean (born 1945), American singer-songwriter and musician
Don Messick (1926–1997), American voice actor
Don Muraco (born 1939), American professional wrestler
Don Murray (1929–2024), American actor
Don Nelson (born 1940), American basketball player and coach
Don Nelson (screenwriter) (1927–2013), American screenwriter, film producer, and jazz musician
Don Nickles (born 1948), American politician
Don Omar (born 1978), Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor
Don Paterson (born 1963), Scottish poet, writer and musician
Don Patinkin (1922–1995), Israeli-American economist
Don Payne, American writer and producer
Don Quarrie (born 1951), Jamaican sprinter
Don Reed (born 1959), American actor
Don Reid (born 1945), lead singer of American country group The Statler Brothers
Don Rickles (1926–2017), American stand-up comedian
Don Robesky (1906–2002), American football player
Don Robinson (1934–2025), British businessman and former wrestler
Don Rondo (1930–2011), American singer
Don Shula (1930–2020), American football coach
Don Slater (born 1954), British sociologist
Don Trahan (born 1949), American golfer, father of D. J. Trahan
Don Van Vliet (1941–2010), American singer, songwriter and musician, known professionally as Captain Beefheart
Don Warrington (born 1951), Trinidadian-born British actor
Don Waterman (born 1950), American racing driver
Don Webb (American football) (born 1939), American football player
Don Webb (playwright), English playwright and dramatist
Don Webb (writer) (born 1960), American science fiction, mystery, and horror writer
Don Wilson (American football) (born 1961), American football player
Don Wilson (announcer) (1900–1982), American radio and television announcer and actor
Don Wilson (Australian footballer) (1914–2015), Australian footballer
Don Wilson (baseball) (1945–1975), American baseball pitcher
Don Wilson (cricketer) (1927–2012), English cricketer
Don Wilson (pastor) (born 1949), American Christian pastor and creationist
Don E. Wilson (born 1944), American zoologist
Don M. Wilson III (born 1948), American banker and corporate director
Don W. Wilson (born 1942), American historian and archivist
Don Williams (1939–2017), American singer-songwriter
Don Williams (guard) (1919–2001), American football player
Don Williams (American football coach) (1927–2013), American football, track and field coach
Don Williams (footballer, born 1935) (1935–1995), Australian rules footballer
Don Williams (footballer, born 1939) (born 1939), Australian rules footballer
Don Williams (poker player) (1942–2013), American poker player
Don Williams (racing driver) (1947–1989), American racing driver
Don Zewin (1952–2021), American professional poker player
Donald Disney, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Donald Douglas, multiple people
Donald Driver (born 1975), American football player
Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941–2012), American bass guitarist
Donald Fagen (born 1948), American musician
Donald Faison (born 1974), American actor and comedian
Donald Foss (1945–2022), American billionaire
Donald Friese (born 1940), American billionaire
Donald Henry Gaskins (1933–1991), American cannibalistic serial killer, rapist, and thief
Donald Geisler (born 1978), Filipino taekwondo athlete
Donald Gibb (born 1954), American actor
Donald Glover (born 1983), American actor, musician, writer, comedian, and producer
Donald Gordon (cricketer) (born 1990), English cricketer
Donald J. Guter (born 1948), American lawyer and retired US Navy rear admiral
Donald J. Harris (born 1938), Jamaican-American economist
Donald Hawkins (born 1992), American football player
Donald Harvey (1952–2017), American serial killer
Donald Hewagama (1926–2009), Sri Lankan Sinhala Judge Advocate General
Donald Hewlett (1922–2011), British actor
Donald Hill-Eley (born 1969), American football coach and former player
Donald Thomas Hornstein, American law professor
Donald Izacus Panjaitan (1925–1965), Indonesian general
Donald Izzett (born 1975), American man who has been missing since 1995
Donald Eugene Fields II (born 1964), American criminal
Donald Judd (1928–1994), American artist
Donald Keating (1924–1995), British lawyer
Donald Keene (1922–2019), American-Japanese literary scholar
Donald E. Kelley (1908–1995), associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
Donald P. Kent (1916–1972), American sociologist
Donald Knuth (born 1938), American computer scientist
Donald Woodward Lee (1910–1977), American philologist
Donald Lippincott (1893-1962), American Olympic athlete
Donald Maclean (spy) (1913–1983), British diplomat and Soviet spy
Donald MacCormick (1939–2009), Scottish journalist
Donald R. MacLeod (1902–1976), Canadian politician
Donald Marmen, Canadian politician
Donald Albert Marshall (born 1932), Canadian politician
Donald McFarlane, British-American politician
Donald R. McMonagle (born 1952), American astronaut
Donald McQuade (1941–2025), American academic and writer
Donald Moatshe (born 1985), South African musician
Donald Mote (1900–1968), American judge
Donald W. Munro (1916–1998), Canadian politician
Donald Nicol (1843–1903), Scottish politician
Donald Nicolaisen (1944–2019), American politician
Donald Nixon (1914–1987), American businessman
Donald Obeyesekere (1888–1964), Sri Lankan Sinhala legislator
Donald O'Connor (1925–2003), American dancer, singer, and actor
Donald of Ogilvy (Saint Donald; fl. 8th century)
Donald Parham (born 1997), American football player
Donald Perera, 11th commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
Donald H. Peterson (1933–2018), United States Air Force colonel and astronaut
Donald Pettit (born 1955), American chemical engineer and astronaut
Donald Pleasence (1919–1995), English actor
Donald E. Polkinghorne (1936–2018), American academic and psychologist
Donald Ramotar (born 1950), 8th president of Guyana
Donald Jasen Ranaweera (1921–2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala planter, press baron, and politician
Donald Richie (1924–2013), American-born author
Donald A. Ritchie (born 1945), Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (born 1947), American musician, guitarist for Blue Öyster Cult
Donald Rumsfeld (1932–2021), American businessman and government official
Donald Sanford (born 1987), American-Israeli Olympic sprinter
Donald Sild (born 1968), Estonian javelin thrower
Donald "Deke" Slayton (1924–1993), American astronaut
Donald Spero (born 1939), American world champion rower
Donald Sterling (born 1934), American billionaire
Donald Sutherland (1935–2024), Canadian actor
Donald A. Thomas (born 1955), American engineer and astronaut
Donald J. Trahan, Jr. (born 1980), American golfer
Donald Triplett (1933–2023), first person to be diagnosed with autism
Donald Trump (born 1946), President of the United States, businessman
Donald Trump Jr. (born 1977), American businessman
Donald Tsang (born 1944), former Hong Kong civil servant
Donald Tusk (born 1957), Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland, and then–President of the European Council
Donald Wailan-Walalangi (born 1960), Indonesian tennis player
Donald Watson (1910–2005), English animal rights advocate
Donald W. Webber (1906–1995), justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Donald Whiston (1927–2020), American ice hockey player
Donald Whitton (1923–2018), Canadian cellist and teacher
Donald E. Williams (1942–2016), United States Navy captain and astronaut
Donald Williamson (disambiguation), multiple people
Donald Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
Donald Young (tennis) (born 1989), American tennis player
