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Meaning & Origins
Mainly U.S.: name coined in the latter part of the 19th century, perhaps as a contracted form of Verena or Verona, or as a feminine form of Vernon.
| 864th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donnghaile ‘descendant of Donnghal’, a personal name composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + gal ‘valor’. It is claimed that most bearers of this surname in Donegal descend from Donnghal O’Neill, 17th in descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages; there were also other families of the same name in Sligo and Cork.
| 994th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Vern, Verne, Vernie, Vernia, Verno, Vernee, Vernae, Verney, Verni, Vernay
Donnell, Donna, Donner, Donnellan, Donnan, Donn, Donnay, Donnelley, Donnely, Donnally
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