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1/23/2016, 12:26 AM anonymous

Name Doane
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Irish
Other Forms FormsDoan, Ó Dubháin, Dubháin, Dubhán, Ó Damháin, Damháin, Damhán
Edit Status Statusnot set

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 1.
Added 1/23/2016 by anonymous