Meaning & History. Of uncertain origin, probably from Welsh Danbrann which was possibly derived from Middle Welsh dawn "gift" or dwn "brown, dark" and bran "raven". Dindrane is historically the sister of Perceval, one of King Arthur's knights.
Luke's unnamed penitent thief was later assigned the name Dismas in the Gospel of Nicodemus, portions of which may be dated to the 4th century. The name "Dismas" was adapted from a Greek word meaning "sunset" or "death". The other thief's name is given as Gestas.
Origin of the name Dominic: Derived from the Latin Dominicus (belonging to a lord), which is from dominus (a lord, a master). Var: Domenic, Dominick, Dominyck, Dominyk, Domonic, Domonick.
This interesting surname, of Irish origin with variant spellings Donaghie, Donaghy, Donagy, Donaghey and Denaghy, is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "MacDonnchaidh", meaning "son of Donnchadh", a personal name composed of the elements "donn", brown, and "cath", meaning "battle".
Meanings and history of the name Donagh: | Edit. A variant of the gaelic name Donnchadh which means "brown warrior", derived from Gaelic donn "brown" and cath "warrior".
The Irish surname Donough originally appeared in Gaelic as Ó Donnchadha, which means son of Donnchadh or son of Donagh, a personal name composed of the elements donn = 'brown-haired man' or 'chieftain' + cath = 'battle'.
The name Douglas is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Douglas is: From the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning dark water, dark stream, or from the dark river. The Scottish Douglas clan had two historical branches: (Black Douglases and Red Douglases.)
Meaning of the name Dougie. Derived from the Gaelic words dubh 'dark colour' and glas 'water' thus meaning 'dark stream' and a variant of Douglas.
English Meaning: The name Diamanda is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Diamanda is: Of high value; brilliant. The precious diamond stone.
The different meanings of the name Diann are: French meaning: Divine. German meaning: Mythology: From the God of wine. Indonesian meaning: A candle.
