| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donie | Diminutive of Donald/Dónal - 'world ruler' (from Gaelic Domhnall); often used as 'little Don' | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donigal | Generally 'world-mighty' or 'ruler of the world' (if from Domhnall/Dónal); alternatively 'brown warrior' (if from Donnchadh). Connotations of leadership and strength. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| donigan | Diminutive of Donn/Donagh, meaning 'little brown(-haired) one' or 'descendant of Donnagán' (related to 'chief'/'brown'). | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donld | World ruler; mighty ruler | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| donnagan | Diminutive of 'Donn' meaning 'brown' or 'chief' - 'little Donn' or 'little brown-haired one' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| donnagen | Little brown/dark one; descendant of Donn (the brown) | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Donnally | Descendant of Donnghal (often read as 'brown valor') or linked to Domhnall/Dónal meaning 'world-mighty' or 'ruler of the world' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donnaly | Descendant of Donnghal; Donnghal combines 'donn' (brown/chief) + 'gal' (valor) - roughly 'brown/chief's valor'. | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Donnchad | Brown warrior; brown-haired chief | Irish, Irish (Gaelic) | Boy | — | |
| Donnchadh | Brown warrior / brown-haired chief | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donnchadha | From Donn ('brown, dark, or chief') + a formative element - often rendered 'brown-haired chief' or 'brown warrior'. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donnchaoi | From Gaelic elements 'donn' (brown/dark) and a form related to 'chadh' (battle/chief); often given the sense 'brown-haired warrior' or 'brown chief'. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donnchathaigh | Brown warrior (from donn 'brown, dark' + cath 'battle') | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Donnchú | From Old Irish donn 'brown/chief' + cú 'hound' - 'brown hound' or 'chief's hound'. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donne | Brown or dark (from Gaelic/Old English 'donn') | English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| donnegan | Descendant of Donnagán - 'little brown one' or 'little brown-haired/chief' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donnelly | Descendant of Donnghal; 'brown/dark valor' (from Irish donn 'brown/dark' + gal 'valor/bravery') | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donniell | Ruler of the world; 'world-mighty' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donohu | From Ó Donnchadha 'descendant of Donnchadh'; Donnchadh means 'brown (donn) warrior or chief.' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donohue | Descendant of Donnchadh - “brown warrior” / “brown-haired chieftain” | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donohugh | Descendant of Donnchadh; often interpreted as 'brown warrior' or 'brown-haired/chief' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donough | Brown-haired chieftain / brown warrior | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donygal | Unclear - possibly linked to Irish Donegal ('fort of the foreigners') or to Donal/Domhnall ('world-ruler'/'mighty ruler'); meaning is uncertain | Gaelic, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Donyvon | From Gaelic 'Donnabhán' - 'descendant of Donnubán'; commonly interpreted as 'dark- or brown-haired chieftain' or 'brown-haired one'. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Doogen | Descendant of Dubhagán - 'little dark one' or 'dark-haired' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Dooleigh | 'meadow of the dark one' - a coined name blending Dooley (descendant of a dark-haired/dark one) with -leigh (meadow/clearing). | English, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Dooley | Descendant of Dubhlaoch - from dubh 'black/dark' + laoch 'warrior/hero' (roughly 'dark warrior' or 'black-haired warrior') | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Doranah | Likely 'gift' (from Hebrew doron); alternatively may be related to an anglicized Irish surname meaning 'stranger/exile'. | Hebrew, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Dorren | Either "gift" (if derived from Doreen/Dora) or "oak/oak grove" (if derived from Darren/Doran) | English, Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Douggan | From Gaelic Ó Dubhagáin, derived from dubh 'black/dark' with diminutive -án - 'little dark one' or 'descendant of the little dark one'. | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Dougherty | Descendant of Dochartach - from the Gaelic personal name meaning 'hurtful' or 'obstructive' | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Douherty | Descendant of Dochartach - Dochartach meaning 'hurtful, obstructive, or troublesome' | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Dowld | Surname-derived; possibly 'descendant of Dubh' (black/dark) or a topographic name for someone living by a hollow/low place | English, Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Doyal | Irish: 'dark stranger' (from Ó Dubhghaill); South Asian: 'merciful, compassionate' (from Dayal) | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Doyelle | Feminine form of Doyle - 'descendant of Dubhghall', literally 'dark stranger'. | English, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Doyne | Descendant of Duinn; from Irish 'donn' meaning 'brown' or 'dark' (often 'brown‑haired' or 'dark'). | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Dree | Often linked to Deirdre - 'sorrowful, broken‑hearted' (Irish); as a short form of Andrea may carry 'manly, brave'. | English, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Drennen | Descendant of Draighnán; associated with the blackthorn shrub | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Driscoll | Descendant of Eidirsceol, meaning 'interpreter' or 'go-between' (messenger/intermediary) | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Driskell | From a surname meaning "descendant of the messenger" or "interpreter" | Irish | Unisex | — | |
| Dryscoll | Descendant of the messenger | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Duach | Likely 'dark' or 'black' (from Gaelic dubh); sometimes interpreted as 'dark-haired' or 'dark one'. | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Duana | Little dark one (diminutive of 'dubh' meaning dark) | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Duayne | Little dark one; dark-haired | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Dub | Black; dark | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Dubg | Dark, black | Gaelic, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Dubh | Black, dark | Irish, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Dubhagain | “little dark one” (diminutive of dubh, meaning dark or black; often interpreted as ‘little dark-haired one’) | Irish | Boy | — | |
| Dubheasa | Generally interpreted as 'dark beauty' or 'dark one'; alternately 'dark stream'/'black waterfall' depending on element interpretation | Irish | Girl | — | |
| Dubhgh | From dubh 'black, dark' - likely 'dark' or part of Dubhghall meaning 'dark (or black) stranger/foreigner' | Irish | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, Australia for every Irish-origin name in our dataset.
