Meaning & origin
What it means
O'Donnel 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'Donnel is a form of O'Donnell. O'Donnell comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
O'donnel’s family of names
In English usage, O'donnel as a surname has a related form in O'DONNELL.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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O'connell
“descendant of Connel”
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“of Domhnall”
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Mcdonnell
“son of Donald”
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McDonel
“the son of Donald”
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McDonell
“the son of Donald”
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O'neill
O'Neill is a surname from Irish.
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