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Don (male)

Variants:Dol (M) Doll (M) Dolly (M) Donn (M)
Diminutive for:Donald (M)
Feminine form:Dol (F) Doll (F) Dolly (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

1. English and Scottish diminutive for Donald [q.v.] from Gaelic "world ruler"

2. Irish spelling variant of Donn, meaning "brown" or "king".
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