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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Irish.
2. 2
   A male given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

Anglicized form of the Irish name Dubhán (from Primitive Irish ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ (dovagni)), from dubh (“black, dark”).

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