Donald
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| pronunciation=DON-awld
| gender = Male
| meaning = "Ruler of the world"
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| origin = [[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish]] or [[Irish language|Irish Gaelic]]
| related names = '''Domnall''', '''Domhnall''', '''Dumhnuil''', '''Dónall''', '''Donal'''
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'''Donald''' ('''Domnall''', '''Domhnall''', '''Dumhnuil''', '''Dónall''') is an anglicized version of a [[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish]] or [[Irish language|Irish Gaelic]] personal name, containing the elements ''dumno'' "world" and ''val'' "rule", viz. "ruler of the world". Compare [[Dumnorix]].
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==Gaelic kings and noblemen==
'''Domnall''' or '''Domhnall''' is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen:
*[[Domnall Brecc]], king of the Dál Riata (d. 642)
*[[Domnall mac Áedo]], High King of the [[Cenél Conaill]] and Ireland (d. 642)
*[[Domnall Midi]], High King of Clann Cholmáin and Ireland (d. 763)
*[[Donald I of Scotland]] (812–863)
*[[Donald II of Scotland]] (889–900)
*[[Domnall I of Strathclyde]] (d. 908 X 916)
*[[Domnall II of Strathclyde]] (fl. 916 X 934)
*[[Domnall III of Strathclyde]] (d. 975)
*[[Donald III of Scotland]] (1033–1099)
*[[Domhnall MacLochlainn]], High King of Ireland (1083 and 1121)
*[[Domhnall I, Earl of Mar]] (1276-1301)
*[[Domhnall Ó Néill]], King of [[Tír Eógain]] (d. 1325)
*[[Domhnall II, Earl of Mar]] (1305-1332)
*[[Domhnall, Earl of Lennox]] (1333-1365)
==Clan Donald==
'''[[Clan Donald]]''' (''Na Domhnallaich'', ''Siol Dhomhnaill'') is a major Scottish clan.
*[[Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry]]
*[[Dick and Mac McDonald]]
==Given name==
*[[Donald Bradman]] (1908-2001), Australian cricketer
*[[Don Bertoia]], Canadian middle distance runner
*[[Donald Burgess]], British track cyclist
*[[Donald Cameron (waterpolo)|Donald Cameron]] (born 1954), Australian water polo player and coach
*[[Donald Knuth]], renowned computer scientist
*[[Donald Nixon]], brother of former U.S president Richard Nixon
*[[Donald of Ogilvy]] (Saint Donald)
*[[Donald Pleasence]] (1919-1995), English stage and screen actor
*[[Donald Rumsfeld]] (born 1932), United States Secretary of Defense
*[[Donald Sutherland]] (born 1935), Canadian actor
*[[Donald Trump]] (born 1946), American business executive, founder and CEO of Trump Organization; aka "The Donald"
*[[Donald Tsang]] (born 1944), Chief Executive of Hong Kong
*[[Donald Tusk]] (born 1957), Polish Prime Minister, politician, chairman of Citizens Platform (Platforma Obywatelska)
*[[Donald Whitton]], Canadian cellist, and teacher
*[[Donald Williamson]], American mayor of Flint, Michigan
===Fictional===
*Donald (see [[Donald and Douglas]]), engine number 9 in ''Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends''
*[[Donald Duck]], an animated cartoon and comic-book character
==Other uses==
*[[Donald (hill)]]
*[[Donald, Georgia]], a small town in the United States
*[[Donald, Victoria]] a town in western Victoria, Australia
*[[Donald, British Columbia]], Canada, a ghost town
*Generic reference to any Scotsman, as in the [[Irish Rovers]] song, "Donald, Where's Your Trousers?"
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