Etymology

Donnellan

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Domhnalláin
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The story

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Domhnalláin“descendant of Domhnallán”
  2. English todayDonnellan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Domhnalláin (“descendant of Domhnallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Domhnall.

Words from the same roots

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Donlon

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