Given name & surname
Donlon
“descendant of Domhnallán”
Donlon is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donlon goes back to Irish Ó Domhnalláin, meaning “descendant of Domhnallán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Donlon as a surname developed from Domhnall.
Donlon’s family of names
In English usage, Donlon as a surname developed from Domhnall. In English usage, Donlon as a surname has a related form in DONLAN. In English usage, Donlon as a surname has a related form in DONLAN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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