Given name & surname
Dones
Dones is a surname from Catalan. It is used in English and Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Dones connects to the Adonis name family through Donis. An origin associated with Adonis is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Dones connects to the Adonis name family through Donis. The history of Adonis gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Adonis is associated with a handsome young man loved by Aphrodite.
Explained through its name family
Dones’s family of names
Dones has a related form in Donis. In Greek usage, Dones as a surname is a transliteration of Δόνες. In Greek usage, Dones as a surname is a transliteration of Δώνες.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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