Don

The meaning, origin and other details about Don

Meanings & Origins of Don

What does Don mean?

  • Mother goddess in the Anglo Saxon origin.
  • Dark stranger in the Celtic origin.
  • Ruler of the world; Brown stranger in the English origin.
  • Don \don\ as a boy's name is pronounced dahn. It is of English origin. Short form of names beginning with Don-. Mythology: the Irish Donn was known as king of the underworld. Use of the Welsh Gaelic surname Donne as a given name may be in honor of John Donne, the 17th century poet. Donnan was a seventh-century Irish saint. Actor Don Cheadle.

    Don has 5 variant forms: Donn, Donnan, Donne, Donnie and Donny.

    For more information, see also the related name Donald.

    Baby names that sound like Don are Ton, Dan, Deon, Dion, Den and Doan.

    in the Welsh origin.

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