Boy's name
Domhnall
“DOH-nal”
'world-ruler' — domhan + val
The story behind the name
A name of high kings, and the origin of the Scottish Donald and the surname MacDonald. Domhnall Ua Néill and Domhnall Mór Ua Briain both held provincial kingship; Domhnall Ua Buachalla was the Free State's last Governor-General, who insisted on the Irish form of his name on state papers.
Famous people with this name
- Domhnall Gleeson (born 1983) — Irish actor
- Domhnall Ua Buachalla (1866–1963) — Irish politician
- Domhnall Caomhánach (1140–1175) — King of Leinster
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Domhnall on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
Surnames built on this name
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