Donn (given name)

Donn
GenderMasculine
Language(s)Irish
Origin
Language(s)Irish
Word/namedonn
Meaning1. "brown"
2. "chief", "noble"
Other names
Variant form(s)Don

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 represents a shortened form of various Gaelic names having donn- as their first element. A variant form of the name is Don.