Donovan

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Donovan

/ˈdɒnəvɪn/
/ˈdʌnəvɪn/

Where it comes from

From Irish Ó Donndubháin (“descendant of (a person named) brown & black”), from donn (“brown”) and dubh (“black”).

proper noun Donavan

A surname from Irish. Brian Friedberg and Joan Donovan, researchers at Harvard's Shorenstein Center, documented how the campaign to inject IOTBW into the national consciousness through fliers was highly organized.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
The Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan.
An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Georgia, United States.
A village in Beaver Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.

noun Donovans · Donavan

archaic, slang A potato.
Similar: murphy

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: leishman, performer, singer, songwriter, musician, troubadour, folksinger, vocalist, balladeer, minstrel, bard, lyricist, tunesmith, artist, poet, crooner

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APA

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Chicago

"Donovan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/donovan.

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@misc{donovan_2026,
  title = {Donovan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/donovan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}