Donald 793569 220816343 2008-06-21T18:53:33Z 76.172.200.195 /* Given name */ {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Donald | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation=DON-awld | gender = Male | meaning = "Ruler of the world" | region = | origin = [[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish]] or [[Irish language|Irish Gaelic]] | related names = '''Domnall''', '''Domhnall''', '''Dumhnuil''', '''Dónall''', '''Donal''' | footnotes = }} '''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]]. {{TOCright}} ==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?" {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] [[Category:Scottish given names]] [[br:Donald]] [[de:Donald]] [[fr:Donald]] [[hu:Donald]] [[ja:ドナルド]] [[no:Donald (andre betydninger)]] [[pl:Donald]]