Donnelly

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
  2. 2
    A village in the Municipal District of Smoky River, northern Alberta, Canada.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Valley County, Idaho.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A township in Marshall County, Minnesota.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A minor city and township in Stevens County, Minnesota.

Etymology

From the Irish surname, from Ó Donnghaile (“descendant of Donnghal”), from donn (“brown-haired”) + gal (“valor”).

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