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Donn (given Name)
Donn is a given name in the Irish language. ''Donn'' was originally a byname, which had two meanings: one of the meanings was "brown"; the other was "chief" or "noble". Its use as a given name today is represents a short form of any of the various of Gaelic names that begin with the first element ''donn-''. which cited for the given name "Donn". A variant form of the name is ''Don''. People with the byname * Domnall Donn (died 696), king of Dál Riata * Donnchad Donn (died 944), High King of Ireland * Gofraid Donn, (''fl.'' 13th century), King of the Isles * William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (1312-1333), noble in the Peerage of Ireland * Rob Donn (1714-1778), Scottish Gaelic poet People with the given name * Donn A. Starry (born 1925), retired United States Army four-star general * Donn Arden (1916-1994), American choreographer * Donn Cabral (born 1989), American track and field athlete * Donn B. Murphy (21st century), President and Executive Director of the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donn Cambern
Donn Cambern (born October 9, 1929) is an American film editor. Cambern was born in Los Angeles, California, and obtained a B.A. in music from UCLA. In 2007, Cambern was senior filmmaker-in-residence at the American Film Institute Conservatory."Faculty Listing," webpage retrieved Dec. 20, 2007. Cambern began his career as a Music Editor for '''', before moving into film editing. Cambern has edited such films as '' |
List Of Irish-language Given Names
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language (''Gaeilge'') given names and Anglicized or Latinized forms, with English equivalents. Some English-language names derive directly from the Irish: Kathleen = Caitlín, Shaun = Seán. Some Irish-language names derive or are adapted from the English-language: Éamon = Edmund or Edward. Some Irish-language names have direct English equivalents deriving from a common name in Ireland. Máire, Maura and Mary derive from the French "Marie" and the Hebrew "Mary". Maureen = Máirín, a diminutive. Some Irish names have apparent equivalents in other languages, but they are not etymologically related. Áine (meaning "brightness" or "radiance") is accepted as Anna and Anne (Áine was the name of an Irish Celtic goddess). Some Irish given names may have no equivalent in English (being simply spelt phonetically in an Anglo-Roman way). During the " Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out of use were revived. Some names a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
