"Donnan" meaning in English

See Donnan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Donnans [plural]
Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnáin (“descendant of Donnán”), a personal name which derives from donn (“brown, brown-haired”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Donnáin||descendant of Donnán}} Irish Ó Donnáin (“descendant of Donnán”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Donnan (countable and uncountable, plural Donnans)
  1. A surname from Irish. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Donnan-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A ghost town in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Iowa, USA, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Donnan-en-name-BYylih9U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Gibbs-Donnan effect

Inflected forms

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