Donald

Donald \do-nal(d), don-a-ld\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Donald is pronounced in English as DAANahLD ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Donald: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Donald?

Donald is used predominantly in the English and Scottish languages, and it is derived from Celtic origins. The name's meaning is world ruler, world-mighty. Derived from the elements 'dubno' meaning world ; 'val' meaning to rule. The '-d' in the name originated from English speakers attempting to pronounce the silent sound in the original Gaelic name Domhnall. The name could also have been influenced by Germanic names such as Ronald. The name was borne by two kings of the Scots and the Picts in the 9th century, and it has also been associated with the prominent Scottish clan MacDonald. It therefore had an initially strong Scottish flavor, which was eventually lost by the 20th century as the name grew in popularity among all English speakers. The name has in modern times been made famous by the popular cartoon character Donald Duck (1934-). The name baby name Donalda (English and Scottish) is the female form of Donald. Donald is a widely used name; it has 28 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English comprise Donal meaning and origin (used in Irish too), meaning of Donaugh, Donát meaning, Donel definition, meaning of Doneld, baby name Donelson, name Donild, name Donnall, meaning of Donnel, short names for Donnell, Donold pronounciation, name Donuld meaning, and Donyld name popularity. The short form Don name variations (used in Scottish too), and the diminutive forms Donnie meaning of name (used in Irish too) and Donny meaning of name are other English variants. Foreign variants of Donald comprise baby name Bogdan (Ukrainian), nicknames for Bohdan (Ukrainian), name Dolaidh origin (Gaelic), Domhnall meaning of name (Irish and Scottish), meaning of Domnall (Irish and Scottish), name Donaldo meaning (Italian and Spanish), Donalt pronounciation (Scandinavian), baby name Donardo (Celtic), Donya name variations (Ukrainian), and baby name Tauno (Finnish). Specific foreign variants comprise the diminutive forms meaning of Dolly (Scottish) and Donaidh meaning (Scottish). See also the related form, meaning of Donna (English and Scottish). Donald is a classic favorite. At present it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was in the past. Its usage peaked in 1934 with 2.865% of baby boys being given the name Donald. It ranked at #6 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked loss in popularity, and is today of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.037% and its ranking #377, was nonetheless the most commonly used among all boy names in its group. Donald has mostly been a baby boy name, though in the past century it has also been used for girls. In 1944, the name Donald was given to 375 times as many baby boys than girls.

The following famous people share the name Donald:

• Actor Donald Sutherland, born 17 July 1935, St
• John, New Brunswick, Canada
• Actor Donald Pleasence, born Donald Henry Pleasence, October 5, 1919 - February 2, 1995, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
• Actor Donald Sinden, born 9 October 1923, Plymouth, Devon, England
• Aviator Donald K
• "Deke" Slayton, born Donald Kent Slayton, 1 March 1924 - 13 June 1993, Sparta, Wisconsin
• Business Personality Donald Trump, born 14 June 1946, New York, New York
• Car Racer Donald Campbell, born Donald Malcolm Campbell, 23 March 1921 - 4 January 1967, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England
• Cricketer Don Bradman, born Donald George Bradman, 27 August 1908 - 25 February 2001, Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
• Government Official Donald Rumsfeld, born 9 July 1932, Chicago, Illinois
• Musician Donald Mills, born 29 April 1915 - 13 November 1999, Piqua, Ohio
• Pop Musician Donald Fagen, born 10 January 1948, Passaic, New Jersey.

List of baby names that sound like Donald:

name Doneld meaning, Donalt meaning of name (Scandinavian), Donild meaning, Donold name variations, Donyld meaning and origin, Danladi name popularity (Hausa), Donaldo definition (Italian and Spanish), and short names for Donuld.

The baby name Donald fun facts:

The name Donald in reverse order is "Dlanod".

The numerological value of the name Donald is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Donald?

Donald is in the top names in USA.