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Donachie

Donachie proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Donachie (plural Donachies)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of Donachie

pluralDonachies
alternative formDonachy
alternative formDonnachie

Origin of Donachie

Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic personal name Donnchadh, which is composed by the elements donn (“brown”) + cath (“battle”). Compare Donnachie.

Questions about Donachie

What does Donachie mean?
Donachie means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Donachie?
Donachie is a proper noun.

Words near Donachie in the dictionary

  1. Dona Ramona T. Alano
  2. Donabate
  3. donabe
  4. donabes
  5. donable
  6. Donachie
  7. Donachies
  8. Donachy
  9. Donachys
  10. donacid
  11. donacids

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