Donnchadh () is a masculine

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common to the Irish and

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

languages. It is composed of the elements ''donn'', meaning "brown" or "dark" from Donn a Gaelic God; and ''chadh'', meaning "chief" or "noble". The name is also written as Donnchad, Donncha, Donnacha, Donnchadha and Dúnchad. Modern versions include (in Ireland) Donnacha, Donagh, Donough, Donogh and (in Scotland) Duncan. The Irish surnames Donough, McDonagh, McDonough,

O'Donoghue Donoghue or O'Donoghue is an anglicised form of the Irish language surname Ó Donnchadha or Ó Donnchú. Etymology The name means "descendant of Donnchadh", a personal name composed of the elements ''donn'' "brown-haired an and ''cath'' "batt ...

and Dunphy among others are derived from the given name (In Gaelic: Mac – son of, Ó – of the family of). Another derivation is the name of the Scottish Clan Donnachaidh.

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Notable people with the name include:

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* Donogh O'Malley (1921–1968) Irish Government minister *

Donncha Ó Dúlaing Donncha Ó Dúlaing (15 March 1933 – 4 September 2021) was an Irish broadcaster who was known country-wide and among the Irish around the world for his cultural and traditional music programmes. Career Ó Dúlaing was born in County Cork. His ...

(1933–2021) Irish broadcaster * Donncha O'Callaghan (born 1979), international rugby player (Munster, Ireland and 2005 British and Irish lions) *

Donnchadh Ó Corráin Donnchadh Ó Corráin (28 February 1942 – 25 October 2017) was an Republic of Ireland, Irish historian and professor emeritus of medieval history at University College Cork. He earned his BA in history and Irish from UCC, graduating in 1964. ...

(1942–2017), Irish historian * Donnchadh Walsh (born 1984), Irish Gaelic footballer * Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (born 1989), Irish Sinn Féin politician and TD for Cork South–Central

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* Kings in

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

** Donnchad Donn (Donnchad mac Flainn), High King 918–942 **

Donnchad mac Briain Donnchadh mac Briain (old spelling: Donnchad mac Briain) (died 1064), son of Brian Boru, Brian Bóruma and Gormflaith ingen Murchada, was King of Munster. Background Brian Bóruma was the first man to establish himself as High King of Ireland by ...

, self-styled High King 1024–1026 (with opposition); son of Brian Boru **

Donnchad Midi Donnchad mac Domnaill (733 – 6 February 797), called Donnchad Midi, was High King of Ireland. His father, Domnall Midi, had been the first Uí Néill High King from the south-central Clann Cholmáin based in modern County Westmeath and west ...

of Clann Cholmáin, King of Mide (died 797) **

Donnchad mac Domnall Claen Donnchad mac Dómnaill Clóen was the tenth and last King of Leinster to be inaugurated and based on Lyons Hill, Ardclough, County Kildare County Kildare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, pro ...

of the Uí Dúnlainge, King of Leinster (deposed 1003) **

Donnchad mac Cellacháin Donnchad mac Cellacháin (fl. 961–963) was a son of Cellachan of Cashel who is alleged to have briefly ruled as King of Cashel and Munster Munster ( or ) is the largest of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south west of the ...

(died 963), King of Cashel (or Munster) * Kings of Alba or Scotland **

Donnchad mac Crínáin Donnchad mac Crinain (; anglicised as Duncan I, and nicknamed An t-Ilgarach, "the Diseased" or "the Sick"; – 14 August 1040)Broun, "Duncan I (d. 1040)". was king of Scotland (''List of Scottish monarchs, Alba'') from 1034 to 1040. He is the ...

(also Donnchad ua Maíl Coluim) (ruled 1034–1040) **

Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim Donnchad mac Máel Coluim ( Modern Gaelic: ''Donnchadh mac Mhaoil Chaluim'';''Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim'' is the Mediaeval Gaelic form. anglicised as Duncan II; c. 1060 – 12 November 1094) was King of Alba. He was son of Malcolm III (Máel ...

(born 1065x1069, killed 1094) * Kings of

Dál Riata Dál Riata or Dál Riada (also Dalriada) () was a Gaels, Gaelic Monarchy, kingdom that encompassed the Inner Hebrides, western seaboard of Scotland and north-eastern Ireland, on each side of the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North ...

(ancient Gaelic kingdom in western Scotland and north east Ireland) ** Dúnchad mac Conaing (or Dúnchad mac Dúbain) (died c. 654) ** Dúnchad Bec (died 721) * Mormaers in Scotland ** Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick ** Donnchad I, Earl of Fife ** Donnchad II, Earl of Fife ** Donnchadh III, Earl of Fife ** Donnchadh IV, Earl of Fife ** Donnchadh, Earl of Lennox ** Donnchadh, Earl of Mar ** Donnchadh of Argyll * Other people ** Dunchad I of Iona, Abbot of Iona, Inner Hebrides ** Donnchadh Ó Briain, Irish politician (1897–1961) ** Donnchad Baccach Ó Maolconaire (died 1404), poet and historian ** Duncan Ban MacIntyre (Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir), Scottish poet (1724–1812) **

, Irish historian ** Donnchadh MacRath, Scottish poet ** Donnchadh de Strathearn, bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland

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