Don

Don \don, do-n\ is a boy's name. It consists of 3 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Don is sometimes used as a name girl name meaning. Its pronunciation is Dae-N ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Don: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Don?

Don is used predominantly in the English and Scottish languages, and its origin is Celtic and Irish Gaelic. The name first developed from the names Donald, Donovan, and Donn. It has been used as an independent name by English speakers since the 19th century. In addition, Don is a contraction of the name name Donaghan. Don a variant of the name Donahue name (English). Don a contraction of the name Donald name variations (English and Scottish). Don a variant (English and Scottish) of the name Donn meaning and origin (English, Irish, and Scottish). Don a variant of the name Donnelly name popularity (English). Don a contraction (English) of the name Donovan name popularity (English and Irish). The name name Donelle origin (English) is the female version of Don. Don has 16 variants. Alternatives Donn definition, meaning of Donnan, name Donne meaning, short names for Donnea, short names for Donnee, name Donnen origin, name Donney origin, nicknames for Donni, short names for Donnin, name Donnon meaning, Donnun pronounciation, meaning of Donnyn, and Kona meaning of name (used in Hawaiian as well). The diminutive forms meaning of Donnie (used in Scottish, and Irish as well) and Donny pronounciation (used in Scottish as well) are other English variants. A foreign variant is the diminutive form Donnaidh definition (Scottish).

The following famous people share the name Don:

• Actor Don Cheadle, born 29 November 1964, Kansas City, Missouri
• Actor Don Johnson, born 15 December 1949, Flat Creek, Missouri
• Actor Don Knotts, born Jesse Donald Knotts, 21 July 1924 - 24 February 2006, Morgantown, West Virginia
• Actor Don Ameche, born Dominic Felix Amici, May 31, 1908 - December 6, 1993, Kenosha, Wisconsin
• Cricketer Don Bradman, born Donald George Bradman, 27 August 1908 - 25 February 2001, Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
• Jazz Musician Don Ellis, born 25 July 1934 - 17 December 1978, Los Angeles, California
• Journalist Don Marquis, born July 29, 1878 - December 29, 1937, Walnut, Illinois
• Radio Personality Don Imus, born John Donald Imus, Jr., 23 July 1940, Riverside, California
• Singer Don McLean, born October 2, 1945, New Rochelle, New York.

List of baby names that sound like Don:

baby name Dan (English, German, and Romanian), name Danh origin, what does the name Dann mean (English), Danne meaning, nicknames for Daan (Dutch), name Daen origin, name Daene origin, name Daetan meaning, name Daeten meaning, Daetin meaning and origin, Daeton name popularity, Daetun name popularity, short names for Daetyn, meaning of Dahn, baby name Dain (English), nicknames for Daine (English), Dame name popularity, Damján meaning, short names for Damyen, and Dane meaning (English, Dutch, and Lithuanian).

The baby name Don fun facts:

The name Don in reverse order is "Nod".

The numerological value of the name Don is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Don?

Don is in the top names in USA.