Given name
Domnall
“a world ruler”
Domnall is used as a given name. One interpretation is “a world ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a world ruler.”
How it developed
From Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos; its root is Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Domnall’s family of names
In Old Irish usage, Domnall shares a linguistic root with the Welsh form Dyfnwal. Domnall has a related form in Domhnall. Domnall has a related form in Domhnull.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Domnall has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Irish roots to each of them.
Irishwhere Domnall comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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