Donaldson

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Hot Spring County, Arkansas.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in West Township, Marshall County, Indiana.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bruce Township, Chippewa County, Michigan.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Kittson County, Minnesota.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Frailey Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia.

Example

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"“Joseph Rainey is someone who can be described as the founding father of our nation,” said Bobby Donaldson, a history professor at the University of South Carolina. “He literally helped to rebuild this country in the aftermath of the Civil War and helped to envision a nation following emancipation during this extraordinary era called Reconstruction,” Donaldson told VOA."

Etymology

From Donald + -son.

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