Donovan
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English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- (surname): Donavan
Etymology
[edit]From Irish Ó Donndubháin (“descendant of (a person named) brown & black”), from donn (“brown”) and dubh (“black”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Donovan
- A surname from Irish.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- The Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan.
- An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Georgia, United States.
- A village in Beaver Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.
Derived terms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Donovan (plural Donovans)
References
[edit]- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
References
[edit]- Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001
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