Given name
Donnaghey
“brown”·“battle”
Donnaghey is a masculine given name from Old Irish. It is used in Manx.
Original IrishDonncha
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donnaghey is built from elements meaning “brown” and “battle”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Donnaghey’s family of names
In Manx usage, Donnaghey shares a linguistic root with the Irish form DONNCHA. In Manx usage, Donnaghey continues an earlier form in Donnchad. In Manx usage, Donnaghey shares a linguistic root with the Scottish Gaelic form Donnchadh.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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Donahey
“descendant of Donnchadh”
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“son of Donn Sléibhe”
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Donaghue
“descendant of Donnchadh”
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Donaher
Donaher is a surname from Irish.
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Diveley
“descendant of Dubhghiolla”
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Donaho
“descendant of Donnchadh”
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Donohew
“descendant of Duncan”
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Donoghue
“descendant of Duncan”
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