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Donavan

Quick answerThe name 'Donavan' is an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Donndubháin, meaning "descendant of Donndubhán," which combines the Gaelic elements *donn* ("brown" or "dark") and *dubh* ("black") to signify "dark-haired" or "brown-black." It is primarily used in Irish and English-speaking cultures, with no specific…

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#2,426
TrendStable
Peak year2002
Syllables3
OriginIrish
LanguageGaelic
CultureIrish
Letters7
Numerology8 Chaldean 11
Global rank#2,426

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Donavan

The name 'Donavan' is an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Donndubháin, meaning "descendant of Donndubhán," which combines the Gaelic elements *donn* ("brown" or "dark") and *dubh* ("black") to signify "dark-haired" or "brown-black." It is primarily used in Irish and English-speaking cultures, with no specific religious association, and historically traces back to medieval Irish clans in County Cork.

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Etymology

The name 'Donavan' is an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Donndubháin, meaning "descendant of Donndubhán," which combines the Gaelic elements *donn* ("brown" or "dark") and *dubh* ("black") to signify "dark-haired" or "brown-black." It is primarily used in Irish and English-speaking cultures, with no specific religious association, and historically traces back to medieval Irish clans in County Cork.

Donavan currently ranks #2,426 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2002.

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