At a Glance
- Meaning
- River (via the river-name root shared with the Welsh mother-goddess Dôn)
- Origin
- Welsh (mythological, as Dôn); the element is cognate with the river-name root behind Proto-Celtic *dānu ("river"), also the root of "Danube"
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- DOHN
Don is a Welsh (mythological, as Dôn); the element is cognate with the river-name root behind Proto-Celtic *dānu ("river"), also the root of "Danube" girl's name meaning “river (via the river-name root shared with the Welsh mother-goddess Dôn)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Celtic Mythology Baby Names — Wild, Poetic, and Wonderfully Untamed.
Meaning & Origin of Don
Meaning: River (via the river-name root shared with the Welsh mother-goddess Dôn).
Origin: Welsh (mythological, as Dôn); the element is cognate with the river-name root behind Proto-Celtic *dānu ("river"), also the root of "Danube".
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Don
DOHNIPA /doʊn/
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