Surname

Dowdall

Dowdall is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Dowdall comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Dowdall’s family of names

In English usage, Dowdall as a surname has a related form in DOWDELL. In English usage, Dowdall as a surname has a related form in DOWDELL.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Celtic

Dónall

Dónall is a masculine given name from Middle Irish, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Irish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Celtic

Dòmhnall

“world ruler”

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>99% boys

Irish

Domhnall

“a world ruler”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Irish

Dùghall

“black, dark” · “stranger, foreigner”

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>99% boys

Celtic · Royal

Dufenal

“prince/chief of the world”

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>99% boys

Irish

Donlan

“descendant of Domhnallán”

No U.S. birth series

70% boys · 30% girls

Irish

Dornan

“fist”

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Irish

Donncha

“brown” · “battle”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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