English Explanatory Dictionary

Donald

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A surname.
  3. A place name:
  4. An unincorporated community in Long County, Georgia, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in the town of Pershing, Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States.
  6. A community regarded as a ghost town west of Golden, British Columbia, Canada.
  7. A town in the Shire of Buloke, western Victoria, Australia.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of Donald Trump (“a dump, an act of defecation”).

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒn.əld/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Donald.wav /ˈdɑn.əld/

Word forms

Donald Donalds

Etymology

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and reinforced by Medieval Latin Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“prince / chief of the world”). Doublet of Domhnall.

Related words

Donaldson MacDonald MacDonnell McDonald McDonnell

Derived words

Dolina Don Donald Creek Donald Duck ⇒ Donald Trumpesque ⇒ Donald Trumpian ⇒ Donald Trumpish →⇒ donaldtrumpi Donald Trump The Donald Donalda Donaldina Donaldson Donalds Donna Donnie Donny
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