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DONNELLY
SOURCE:
Given Name
USAGE:
Irish
Meaning & History
From the Irish
Ó Donnghaile
, meaning "the descendent of Donnghaile".
Donnghaile
means "brown valour", from
duinn
"brown" and
conghaile
"valourous". Like
O'donnell
, this surname is associated with the descendents of Niall of the Nine Hostages.
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