Meaning & origin
What it means
O'Donald is a form of O'Donnell. O'Donnell goes back to Irish Ó Dónaill, meaning “of Domhnall.”
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Where it comes from
O'Donald is a form of O'Donnell. O'Donnell comes from Irish.
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O'Donald’s family of names
In English usage, O'Donald as a surname has a related form in O'DONNELL.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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