Given name & surname

Dowdell

Dowdell is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Dowdell comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Dowdell’s family of names

In English usage, Dowdell as a surname has a related form in DOWDALL.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

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Dorney

“descendant of Doireann”

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Dormer

Dormer is a surname, probably from Irish.

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O'donnell

“of Domhnall”

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O'donnel

“of Domhnall”

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Donlan

“descendant of Domhnallán”

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Dornan

“fist”

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Gaelic

McDowell

“the son of Dougal”

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71% boys · 29% girls

Alternative

Donaher

Donaher is a surname from Irish.

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