At a Glance
- Meaning
- Descendant of Donnghal, a name combining 'brown-haired' and 'valor'
- Origin
- Irish Gaelic
- Pronunciation
- DAHN-uh-lee
Donnelly is an Irish Gaelic name meaning “descendant of Donnghal, a name combining 'brown-haired' and 'valor'”. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Last Names As First Names.
Meaning & Origin of Donnelly
Meaning: Descendant of Donnghal, a name combining 'brown-haired' and 'valor'.
Origin: Irish Gaelic.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Donnelly
DAHN-uh-leeIPA /ˈdɒnəli/
Popularity of Donnelly
Donnelly doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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Similar Names
Drummond · Cormac · Duncan · Connelly · Finnegan · Devlin
