Donn

See also: donn

English

Proper noun

Donn (plural Donns)

  1. A surname​.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Donn is the 28829th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 825 individuals. Donn is most common among White (80.24%) individuals.

Irish

Etymology

From donn (“noble, prince”).

Proper noun

Donn m (genitive Doinn)

  1. A male given name
  2. (Irish mythology) the legendary ancestor of the Gaels

Declension
Declension of Donn

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Donn
Vocative a Dhoinn
Genitive Doinn
Dative Donn

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an Donn
Genitive an Doinn
Dative leis an Donn

don Donn

Archaic
Declension of Donn

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Donn
Vocative a Dhuinn
Genitive Duinn
Dative Donn

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an Donn
Genitive an Duinn
Dative leis an Donn

don Donn

Derived terms
  • dar Donn! (“by Jove!”)
  • Tigh nDuinn (“the House of Donn”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Donn Dhonn nDonn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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