The story
- Irish · derived fromÓ Dubháin“descendant of Dubhán”
- English todayDoane
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubháin (“descendant of Dubhán”), a diminutive of dubh (“black”), or a reduced Anglicized form of Ó Damháin (“descendant of Damhán”), from a diminutive of damh (“ox, stag”).
Words from the same roots
IrishÓ Dubháin all →
kidneyDuane
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.