"Donovan" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈdɒnəvɪn/, /ˈdʌnəvɪn/
Etymology: From Irish Ó Donndubháin (“descendant of (a person named) brown & black”), from donn (“brown”) and dubh (“black”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|Ó Donndubháin||descendant of (a person named) brown & black}} Irish Ó Donndubháin (“descendant of (a person named) brown & black”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Donovan
  1. A surname from Irish.
    Sense id: en-Donovan-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Donovan-en-name-Vj3AlNl-
  3. The Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. Synonyms: Donavan [surname] Derived forms: Donovan body, donovani
    Sense id: en-Donovan-en-name-QpHAuRo7
  4. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Georgia, United States. Categories (place): Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Georgia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Donovan-en-name-nUgfAjsm
  5. A village in Beaver Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Illinois, USA, Villages in the United States Categories (lifeform): Potatoes
    Sense id: en-Donovan-en-name-VGBGtq2L Disambiguation of Potatoes: 3 9 10 20 46 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 11 21 51 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 8 12 18 52 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 7 12 18 54 7

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɒnəvɪn/, /ˈdʌnəvɪn/ Forms: Donovans [plural]
Etymology: From Irish Ó Donndubháin (“descendant of (a person named) brown & black”), from donn (“brown”) and dubh (“black”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|Ó Donndubháin||descendant of (a person named) brown & black}} Irish Ó Donndubháin (“descendant of (a person named) brown & black”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Donovan (plural Donovans)
  1. (slang, archaic) A potato. Tags: archaic, slang Synonyms: murphy
    Sense id: en-Donovan-en-noun-oalm4Su2

Inflected forms

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