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Doane

Doane proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Doane (plural Doanes)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Doane

pluralDoanes
alternative formDoan

Origin of Doane

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubháin (“descendant of Dubhán”), a diminutive of dubh (“black”), or a reduced Anglicized form of Ó Damháin (“descendant of Damhán”), from a diminutive of damh (“ox, stag”).

Questions about Doane

What does Doane mean?
Doane means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Doane?
Doane is a proper noun.

Words near Doane in the dictionary

  1. Doaks
  2. Doamna
  3. Doamnei
  4. doan
  5. doan'
  6. Doane
  7. Doanes
  8. Doanie
  9. Doans
  10. Doar
  11. Doars

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