"Donovan" meaning in English

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Proper name

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”), {{m|ga|donn||brown}} donn (“brown”), {{m|ga|dubh||black}} dubh (“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: 5 11 10 13 46 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 11 12 6 60 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 21 12 7 43 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 8 15 10 50 13

Noun

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”), {{m|ga|donn||brown}} donn (“brown”), {{m|ga|dubh||black}} dubh (“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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