Donovan

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈdɒnəvɪn//
//ˈdʌnəvɪn//

A surname from Irish.

proper noun

1
A surname from Irish.
Brian Friedberg and Joan Donovan, researchers at Harvard's Shorenstein Center, documented how the campaign to inject IOTBW into the national consciousness through fliers was highly organized.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
3
The Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan.
4
An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Georgia, United States.
5
A village in Beaver Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.

Etymology

From Irish Ó Donndubháin (“descendant of (a person named) brown & black”), from donn (“brown”) and dubh (“black”).

noun

1
archaicA potato.

Forms

plural: Donovans

donny · Don; bloke; dude; any man.Donny · A diminutive of the male given names Don, Donald, Donovan, or…donor · One who makes a donation.

Donovan · A surname from Irish.

doo · feces, particularly that of a dog.doodle · A small mindless sketch, etc.Dooley · A surname from Irish.

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