Don (given name)

Don is a masculine given name in the Irish language, as well as a short form of two masculine given names in the English language. The Irish name is derived from the Irish donn; the name can either mean "brown", or "chief", "noble". The Irish name is a variant spelling of Donn. The English name is unrelated to the Irish name; this name is a short form of the given name Donald or Donovan. Pet forms of this English name include Donnie and Donny.^[1]

Don

Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	English, Irish
Origin
Word/name	Donald
Meaning	brown, chief, noble
Other names
Variant form(s)	Donn
Pet form(s)	Donnie, Donny

Don can also be a surname, also derived from "brown".^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of people named Donald
• All pages with titles beginning with Don