The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Diminutive of “Donald“, from the Gaelic name “Domhnall”, meaning “world ruler”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Domhnall, Domnall, Domnall, Don, Donal, Donald, Donnie, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Donny Duval, Diana’s older brother, a Korean war vet who has come home (and shows no sign of leaving), in Sleeping Arrangements, by Laura Cunningham (published 1989, set in the 1950s).
– Donny (Donald) McGilvray, Bella’s “crippled” younger brother, who thinks Katy Bennet might be a fairy, in “That Ridiculous Child”, from The Youngest Miss Lorton, and Other Stories by Nora Perry (1889).

Tagged: 1880s, 1950s, 1980s, D, English, Scottish

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  August 14, 2014 at 1:24 pm

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