Donald

Donald

Pronunciation	DON-awld
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Scottish or Irish Gaelic
Meaning	"Ruler of the world"
Other names
Related names	Domnall, Domhnall, Dumhnuil, Dónall, Donal

Donald (Domnall, Domhnall, Dumhnuil, Dónall) is an anglicized version of a Scottish or Irish Gaelic personal name, containing the elements dumno "world" and val "rule", viz. "ruler of the world". Compare Dumnorix.

Gaelic kings and noblemen

Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen:

• Domnall Brecc, king of the Dál Riata (d. 642)
• Domnall mac Áedo, High King of the Cenél Conaill and Ireland (d. 642)
• Domnall Midi, High King of Clann Cholmáin and Ireland (d. 763)
• Donald I of Scotland (812–863)
• Donald II of Scotland (889–900)
• Domnall I of Strathclyde (d. 908 X 916)
• Domnall II of Strathclyde (fl. 916 X 934)
• Domnall III of Strathclyde (d. 975)
• Donald III of Scotland (1033–1099)
• Domhnall MacLochlainn, High King of Ireland (1083 and 1121)
• Domhnall I, Earl of Mar (1276-1301)
• Domhnall Ó Néill, King of Tír Eógain (d. 1325)
• Domhnall II, Earl of Mar (1305-1332)
• Domhnall, Earl of Lennox (1333-1365)
• Donald (1987- )

Clan Donald

Clan Donald (Na Domhnallaich, Siol Dhomhnaill) is a major Scottish clan.

• Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry
• Dick and Mac McDonald

Given name

• Don Bertoia, Canadian middle distance runner
• Donald Bradman (1908-2001), Australian cricketer
• Donald Cabilin born on july 30, 1990, Filipino Minor Critic
• Donald Burgess, British track cyclist
• Donald Cameron (born 1954), Australian water polo player and coach
• Donald Knuth, renowned computer scientist
• Donal MacIntyre (born 1966), Irish investigative reporter
• Donald Newholm, cattle rustler
• Donald Nixon, brother of former U.S president Richard Nixon
• Donald of Ogilvy (Saint Donald)
• Donald Paige (born 1956), American middle distance runner
• Donald Pleasence (1919-1995), English stage and screen actor
• Donald Rumsfeld (born 1932), United States Secretary of Defense
• Donald Sutherland (born 1935), Canadian actor
• Donald Trump (born 1946), American business executive, founder and CEO of Trump Organization; aka "The Donald"
• Donald Tsang (born 1944), Chief Executive of Hong Kong
• Donald Tusk (born 1957), Polish Prime Minister, politician, chairman of Citizens Platform (Platforma Obywatelska)
• Donald Whitton, Canadian cellist, and teacher
• Donald Williamson, American mayor of Flint, Michigan

Fictional

• Donald (see Donald and Douglas), engine number 9 in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
• Donald Duck, an animated cartoon and comic-book character
• Donnie Darko, protagonist of a film of the same name

Other uses

• Donald (hill)
• Donald, Georgia, a small town in the United States
• Donald, Victoria a town in western Victoria, Australia
• Donald, British Columbia, Canada, a ghost town
• Donald Land, a Famicom action game about exploring "McDonald Land" with Ronald McDonald
• Generic reference to any Scotsman, as in the Irish Rovers song, "Donald, Where's Your Trousers?"