Given name & surname
Donoghue
“descendant of Duncan”
Donoghue is a surname from Irish.
Original IrishÓ Donnchadha
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donoghue goes back to Irish Ó Donnchadha, meaning “descendant of Duncan.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Donoghue as a surname developed from Ó Donnchadha.
Donoghue’s family of names
In English usage, Donoghue as a surname developed from the Irish form Ó Donnchadha. In English usage, Donoghue as a surname has a related form in DONAGHUE. In English usage, Donoghue as a surname has a related form in Donaghy.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
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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