Donnan

D2O1N1N1A1N1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Donnáin →
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Meanings

proper nounDonnan (countable and uncountable, plural Donnans)

plural Donnans

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.
  2. countableuncountableA ghost town in Fayette County, Iowa, United States.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Donnáin“descendant of Donnán”
  2. EnglishDonnan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnáin (“descendant of Donnán”), a personal name which derives from donn (“brown, brown-haired”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Donnan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donnan

MLA

“Donnan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donnan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Donnan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Donnan.

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