English Explanatory Dictionary

Donovan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. The Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan.
  4. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Georgia, United States.
  5. A village in Beaver Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.
noun
  1. A potato.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒnəvɪn/ /ˈdʌnəvɪn/

Word forms

Donovan Donavan Donovans

Etymology

From Irish Ó Donndubháin (“descendant of (a person named) brown & black”), from donn (“brown”) and dubh (“black”).

Synonyms

murphy

Derived words

Donovan body donovani
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