| Donald | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | DAHN-awld |
| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | "Ruler of the world" |
| Origin | Scottish or Irish Gaelic |
| Related names | Domnall, Domhnall, Dumhnuil, Dónall |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Donald |
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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. '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)
Clan Donald (Na Domhnallaich, Siol Dhomhnaill) is a major Scottish clan.
Donald is also the given name of:
Donald, engine number 9 in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.- Donald Addrisi, musician
Donald Bradman (1908-2001), Australian cricketer
Donald Bertoia, Canadian middle distance runner
Donald Burgess, British track cyclist
Donald Duck, an animated cartoon and comic-book character
Donald Knuth, Renowned computer scientist.- Donald Kotcherov Student of I.S. 303
Donald Nixon, brother of former U.S president Richard Nixon
Donald of Ogilvy (Saint Donald)
Donald Pleasence (1919-1995), English stage and screen actor
Donald Rumsfeld (born 1932), American Secretary of Defense of the United States
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 Citizens Platform (Platforma Obywatelska)
Donald Whitton, Canadian cellist, and teacher
Donald Williamson, American mayor of Flint, Michigan
Donald may also mean:
- Donald (hill)
- Donald, Victoria a town in western Victoria, Australia
- Donald, British Columbia a ghost town in British Columbia Canada
- Generic reference to any Scotsman, as in the Irish Rovers song, "Donald, Where's Your Trousers?"
Donald Fraser scotland 1866-cordoba Argentina 1924.accountant of FFCC mitre (central argentino)


