Donovan.
A surname from Irish.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Irish Ó Donndubháin (“descendant of (a person named) brown & black”), from donn (“brown”) and dubh (“black”).
A potato.
Where this word comes from
From Irish Ó Donndubháin (“descendant of (a person named) brown & black”), from donn (“brown”) and dubh (“black”).
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