Given name
Domhnall
“a world ruler”
Domhnall is a variant of Domnall. One interpretation is “a world ruler.”
Original IrishDónall
Meaning & origin
What it means
Domhnall is a variant of Domnall. One interpretation is “a world ruler.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Irish Domhnall; its root is Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Domhnall’s family of names
In English usage, Domhnall shares an earlier linguistic root with Donald. Domhnall has a related form in Domnall. Domhnall has an English adaptation in Donald.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Domhnall
- Domhnall GleesonIrish actor (born 1983)
- Domhnall Ua BuachallaIrish politician (1866-1963)
- Domhnall II, Earl of Mar14th-century Scottish nobleman1302–1332
- Domhnall CaomhánachKing of Leinster1140–1175
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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