Donnchadh
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Donnchadh is a Gaelic
masculine given name
. It is composed of the elements donn, meaning "brown"; and chadh, meaning "chief" or "noble". The name is also written as Donnchad, Donncha, Donnacha, Donnchadha and Dúnchad. In English it is pronounced "Donn-ah" or "Donn-a-ha".
Modern versions include (in Ireland) Donagh, Donough, Donogh and (in Scotland) Duncan
. Also anglicised as Denis and Dionysius.
The surnames Donough
,McDonagh, McDonough
, O'Donoghue
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.
Historically, it can refer to the following:
Goidelic languages
The Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages are one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, the other consisting of the Brythonic languages. Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from the south of Ireland through the Isle of Man to the north of Scotland...
masculine given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It is composed of the elements donn, meaning "brown"; and chadh, meaning "chief" or "noble". The name is also written as Donnchad, Donncha, Donnacha, Donnchadha and Dúnchad. In English it is pronounced "Donn-ah" or "Donn-a-ha".
Modern versions include (in Ireland) Donagh, Donough, Donogh and (in Scotland) Duncan
Duncan (given name)
Duncan is a given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Donnchadh. The final letter n in the Anglicised Duncan seems to be a result of confusion in the Latin form of the name—Duncanus—with the Gaelic word ceann, meaning "head"...
. Also anglicised as Denis and Dionysius.
The surnames Donough
Donough
The Irish surname Donough originally appeared in Gaelic as O Donnchadha, which means son of Donnchadh or son of Donagh, a personal name composed of the elements donn = ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + cath = ‘battle’....
,McDonagh, McDonough
McDonough
MacDonough, McDonough, MacDonogh, McDonogh is a surname of Irish origin. They are Anglicized forms of the Gaelic name "Mac Donnchadha", which means son of Donnchadh, other spelling variations of this surname include: MacDonagh and McDonagh....
, O'Donoghue
O'Donoghue
Donoghue or O'Donoghue is an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Donnchadha or Ó Donnchú ‘descendant of Donnchadh’, a personal name composed of the elements donn = ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘lord’ + cath = ‘battle’....
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
Scottish clan
Scottish clans , give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs recognised by the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which acts as an authority concerning matters of heraldry and Coat of Arms...
Clan Donnachaidh.
- In modern times people with the name include;
- Donogh O'Malley (1921-1968) Irish Government minister.
- Donncha O'CallaghanDonncha O'CallaghanDonncha O'Callaghan is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock for Munster and Ireland.- Early career :He began his rugby education in Highfield Rugby Club, on the Model Farm Road in Cork. During the 1997/98 season he won a Schools Senior Cup with the Christian Brothers College, Cork,...
(b 1979) current international rugby player (Munster, Ireland and 2005 British and Irish lions). - Donnchadh Ó Dúalaing, Irish broadcaster.
Historically, it can refer to the following:
- Kings in IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
- Donnchad DonnDonnchad DonnDonnchadh Donn mac Flainn was High King of Ireland. He belonged to Clann Cholmáin, a branch of the southern Uí Néill.-Origins:...
(Donnchad mac Flainn) - High King 918 - 942 - Donnchad mac BriainDonnchad mac BriainDonnchadh mac Briain , formerly anglicised as Donough O'Brian, son of Brian Bóruma and Gormflaith ingen Murchada, was King of Munster.-Background:...
- self-styled High King 1024 - 1026 (with opposition) - son of Brian Boru - Donnchad Midi of Clann CholmáinClann CholmáinClann Cholmáin is the name of the dynasty descended from Colmán Mór , son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill. Part of the Southern Uí Néill — they were the kings of Mide — they traced their descent to Niall Noígiallach and his son Conall Cremthainne.Related dynasties descended through Conall...
, King of MideKings of MideIn medieval Ireland, the Kings of Mide were of the Clann Cholmáin, a branch of the Uí Néill. Several were High Kings of Ireland. After the collapse of the kingdom in the 12th century its dynasty, the Ua Mael Sechlainn or Ó Melaghlins, were forced west and settled on the east bank of the Shannon...
(died 797) - Donnchad mac Domnall ClaenDonnchad mac Domnall ClaenDonnchad mac Dómnaill Clóen was the tenth and last King of Leinster to be inaugurated and based on Lyons Hill, Ardclough, County Kildare. He was a member of the Uí Dúnchada, one of three septs of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty which rotated the kingship of Leinster between 750 - 1050 and is a...
of the Uí DúnlaingeUí DúnlaingeThe Uí Dúnlainge, from the Old Irish "grandsons of Dúnlaing", were an Irish dynasty of Leinster kings who traced their descent from Dúnlaing mac Énda Niada. He was said to be a cousin of Énnae Cennsalach, eponymous ancestor of the rival Uí Chennselaig....
, King of LeinsterKings of LeinsterThe following is a provisional list of the kings of Leinster who ruled the Irish kingdom of Leinster up to 1632 with the death of Domhnall Spainnach MacMurrough-Kavanagh, the last legitimately inaugurated head of the MacMurrough Kavanagh royal line...
(deposed 1003) - Donnchad mac CellacháinDonnchad mac CellacháinDonnchad mac Cellacháin was a son of Cellachan of Cashel who is alleged to have briefly ruled as King of Cashel and Munster from 961 until 963, when he was murdered by his brother....
(died 963), King of Cashel (or Munster)
- Donnchad Donn
- Kings of AlbaKingdom of AlbaThe name Kingdom of Alba pertains to the Kingdom of Scotland between the deaths of Donald II in 900, and of Alexander III in 1286 which then led indirectly to the Scottish Wars of Independence...
or ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
- Donnchad mac Crínáin (also Donnchad ua Maíl Coluim) (ruled 1034–1040)
- Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim (born 1065x1069, killed 1094)
- Kings of Dál RiataDál RiataDál Riata was a Gaelic overkingdom on the western coast of Scotland with some territory on the northeast coast of Ireland...
(ancient Gaelic kingdom in western Scotland and north east Ireland)- Dúnchad mac ConaingDúnchad mac ConaingDúnchad mac Conaing was king of Dál Riata . He was joint ruler with Conall Crandomna until he was defeated and killed by Talorcan, king of the Picts, in the battle of Strath Ethairt...
(or Dúnchad mac Dúbain) (died c. 654) - Dúnchad BecDúnchad BecDúnchad Bec was king of Kintyre in the early 8th century.Dúnchad Bec is too late to have been included in the Senchus Fer n-Alban, which includes kings to the first half of the 7th century. He is also unknown to later genealogies. He is named from two entries in the Annals of Ulster...
(died 721)
- Dúnchad mac Conaing
- MormaerMormaerThe title of Mormaer designates a regional or provincial ruler in the medieval Kingdom of the Scots. In theory, although not always in practice, a Mormaer was second only to the King of Scots, and the senior of a toisech.-Origin:...
s in ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
- Donnchadh, Earl of CarrickDonnchadh, Earl of CarrickDonnchadh was a Gall-Gaidhil prince and Scottish magnate in what is now south-western Scotland, whose career stretched from the last quarter of the 12th century until his death in 1250...
- Donnchad I, Earl of FifeDonnchad I, Earl of FifeMormaer Donnchad I , anglicized as Duncan or Dunecan, was the first Gaelic magnate to have his territory regranted to him by feudal charter, by David I in 1136. Donnchad I, as head of the native Scottish nobility, had the job of introducing and conducting King Máel Coluim IV around the Kingdom upon...
- Donnchad II, Earl of FifeDonnchad II, Earl of FifeMormaer Donnchad II , anglicized as Duncan II or Dunecan II, succeeded his father Donnchad I as a child. As a child of the previous Mormaer, he was entitled to succeed his father through primogeniture, but not to lead his kin-group, Clann MacDuib. That probably fell to his cousin, Aed mac Gille...
- Donnchadh III, Earl of FifeDonnchadh III, Earl of FifeDonnchadh III or Duncan was Earl of Fife from 1270/2 to 1288.He succeeded as only a child, the son of the previous Mormaer Colbán, who died young. During his minority, William Wishart, Bishop of St Andrews, became custos of the Mormaerdom...
- Donnchadh IV, Earl of FifeDonnchadh IV, Earl of FifeDonnchadh IV, Earl of Fife [Duncan IV] was sometime Guardian of Scotland, and ruled Fife until his death. He was the last of the native Scottish rulers of that province....
- Donnchadh, Earl of LennoxDonnchadh, Earl of LennoxDonnchadh of Lennox was the Mormaer of Lennox, 1385-1425. He was a son of Baltar mac Amlaimh and Margaret, daughter of Domhnall, Earl of Lennox....
- Donnchadh, Earl of MarDonnchadh, Earl of MarDonnchadh of Mar is the fifth known Mormaer of Mar, 1203–1244.Donnchadh was the son of Morggán and Agnes. Donnchadh benefited from the introduction of feudal primogeniture as a custom, as it enabled him and his kin to exclude the descendants of Gille Críst, whose contemporary leader was Thomas de...
- Donnchadh of ArgyllDonnchadh of ArgyllDonnchadh of Argyll or Donnchadh mac Dubhghaill was a late 12th and early 13th century Scottish noble. He was the son of Dubhghall mac Somhairle, son of Somhairle mac Gille Bhrighde...
- Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick
- Other people
- Dunchad I of IonaDunchad I of IonaDúnchad mac Cinn Fáelad was the eleventh abbot of Iona . He was the son of Cenn Fáelad, and grandson of Máel Coba, of the Cenél Conaill...
, Abbot of Iona, Inner HebridesInner HebridesThe Inner Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which enjoy a mild oceanic climate. There are 36 inhabited islands and a further 43 uninhabited Inner Hebrides with an area greater than... - Donnchadh Ó BriainDonnchadh Ó BriainDonnchadh Ó Briain was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1933 general election. He served as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for various Limerick constituencies until 1969 when he retired from politics...
, Irish politician (1897–1961) - Donnchad Baccach Ó MaolconaireDonnchad Baccach Ó MaolconaireDonnchad Baccach Ó Maolconaire, Ollamh Síl Muireadaigh from 1385 to 1404.Very little is known about Donnchad Baccach. The Annals of Connacht merely relate that he was Ollam of the Síol Muireadaigh in history. Given that all known past holders of the office had been drawn from the clan Ó...
(died 1404), poet and historian - Duncan Ban MacIntyreDuncan Bàn MacIntyreDonnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir is one of the most renowned of Scottish Gaelic poets and formed an integral part of one of the golden ages of Gaelic poetry in Scotland during the 18th century...
(Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir), Scottish poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
(1724–1812_) - Donnchadh Ó CorráinDonnchadh Ó CorráinDonnchadh Ó Corráin is an Irish historian and Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at University College Cork. He is an early Irish and mediaeval historian and has published on the Viking Wars, Ireland in the pre-Hiberno-Norman period and the origin of Irish language names.-Works:Ó Corráin's...
, Irish historian - Donnchadh MacRathDonnchadh MacRathDonnchadh MacRath, also known as Duncan MacRae of Inverinate and Donnchadh nam Pìos, was a Scottish Gaelic poet and the compiler of the Fernaig manuscript which he committed to paper using an English-influenced system of orthography.-Origins:...
, Scottish poet - Donnchadh de StrathearnDonnchadh de StrathearnDonnchadh de Strathearn was a 14th century bishop of Dunkeld. He was probably from the family of the Gaelic Earls of Strathearn, perhaps even the son of Maol Íosa IV, Earl of Strathearn. He was in the company of, as his brother Maol Íosa V was, Edward Balliol when the latter invaded Scotland and...
, bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland
- Dunchad I of Iona