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Donovan

boy name · Irish origin · 3 syllables

Meaning

surname Ó Donndubháin, traditionally "dark chieftain"

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Donovan peaked in the 2000s.

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