Doran

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A minor city in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States, named after Michael Doran (politician). countable, uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deoradháin (“descendant of Deoradhán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of deoradh (“pilgrim, exile, stranger”).

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Mount Doran

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