Given name & surname
O'donnell
“of Domhnall”
O'Donnell is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
O'Donnell goes back to Irish Ó Dónaill, meaning “of Domhnall.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
O'donnell’s family of names
In English usage, O'donnell as a surname has a related form in O'Donald. In English usage, O'donnell as a surname has a related form in O'DONNEL.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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