Boy · Scottish Gaelic, through English
Donnie
Say it: DON-ee
Meaning
A pet form of Donald, from Gaelic Domhnall 'world ruler'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used as a full name in the US from the 1930s to the 1970s.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1950s
In the United States
- 67,594 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1950, about 1 in 1,000 boys
- 82 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Donny
Famous bearers
- Donny Osmond, American singer
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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