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SOURCE: Given Name
OTHER FORMS: Doan, Ó Dubháin, Dubháin, Dubhán, Ó Damháin, Damháin, Damhán
CONTRIBUTOR: anonymous on 1/23/2016
Meaning & History
Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Dubháin ‘descendant of
Dubhán’, meaning ‘the little black one’, a common name in the 16th century in southern Ireland, or
Ó Damháin ‘descendant of
Damhán’ meaning ‘fawn’, ‘little stag’, a rare Ulster name. See also
Devine.