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Donnan

Donnan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Donnan (countable and uncountable, plural Donnans)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A ghost town in Fayette County, Iowa, United States.

Forms of Donnan

pluralDonnans

Origin of Donnan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnáin (“descendant of Donnán”), a personal name which derives from donn (“brown, brown-haired”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

Words formed from Donnan

Questions about Donnan

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

Words near Donnan in the dictionary

  1. donna
  2. donna angelica
  3. Donnachie
  4. Donnachies
  5. Donnai-Barrow syndrome
  6. Donnan
  7. Donnans
  8. donnas
  9. donnat
  10. donnats
  11. donne

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