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Donald (Domnall, Domhnall, Dumhnuil, Dónall) is an anglicized version of a Scottish or Irish Gaelic personal name, containing the elements dumno "world" and val "rule", viz. "ruler of the world". Compare Dumnorix.
Gaelic kings and noblemen[edit | edit source]
Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen:
- Domnall Brecc, king of the Dál Riata (d. 642)
- Domnall mac Áedo, High King of the Cenél Conaill and Ireland (d. 642)
- Domnall Midi, High King of Clann Cholmáin and Ireland (d. 763)
- Donald I of Scotland (812–863)
- Donald II of Scotland (889–900)
- Domnall I of Strathclyde (d. 908 X 916)
- Domnall II of Strathclyde (fl. 916 X 934)
- Domnall III of Strathclyde (d. 975)
- Donald III of Scotland (1033–1099)
- Domhnall MacLochlainn, High King of Ireland (1083 and 1121)
- Domhnall I, Earl of Mar (1276-1301)
- Domhnall Ó Néill, King of Tír Eógain (d. 1325)
- Domhnall II, Earl of Mar (1305-1332)
- Domhnall, Earl of Lennox (1333-1365)
Given name[edit | edit source]
- Don Bertoia, Canadian middle distance runner
- Donald Bailey (born 1934), American Jazz drummer
- Donald Bradman (1908-2001), Australian cricketer
- Donald Brashear, American professional ice hockey left winger
- Donald Braswell II, American classical crossover tenor and composer
- Donald Burgess, British track cyclist
- Donald Cameron (born 1954), Australian water polo player and coach
- Donald Haagensen (born 1987), Danish musician
- Donald Izacus Panjaitan (1925-1965), Indonesian general
- Donald Knuth, renowned computer scientist
- Donald F. Lach (1917-2000), American historian and author
- Donald MacCormick (1939-2009), British journalist
- Donal MacIntyre (born 1966), Irish investigative reporter
- Donald Newholm (born 1851), Cattle rustler
- Donald Nixon, brother of former U.S president Richard Nixon
- Donald of Ogilvy (Saint Donald)
- Donald Paige (born 1956), American middle distance runner
- Donald Pleasence (1919-1995), English stage and screen actor
- Donald Rumsfeld (born 1932), United States Secretary of Defense
- Donald Sild (born 1968), Estonian javelin thrower
- Donald Sutherland (born 1935), Canadian actor
- Donald Trump (born 1946), American business executive, founder and CEO of Trump Organization; aka "The Donald"
- Donald Tsang (born 1944), Chief Executive of Hong Kong
- Donald Tusk (born 1957), Polish Prime Minister, politician, chairman of Civic Platform party (Platforma Obywatelska)
- Donald Wailan-Walalangi (born 1960), Indonesian tennis player
- Donald Whitton, Canadian cellist, and teacher
- Donald Williamson, American mayor of Flint, Michigan
Fictional[edit | edit source]
- Donald (see Donald and Douglas), engine number 9 in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- Donald Duck, animated cartoon and comic-book character
- Donnie Darko, protagonist of a film of the same name
- Donald Draper, the protaganist of the AMC television series Mad Men.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Clan Donald, one of the largest Scottish clans
- Donny (artist), producer of drum and bass music
- Donald (surname)
- Don (disambiguation)