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{{Infobox given name
| name                 = Donald
| pronunciation        = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɒ|n|əl|d}}
| gender               = Male
| language             = 
{{Plainlist|
* [[English language|English]]
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]
*[[Scots language|Scots]]
}} 
| origin               = 
{{Plainlist|
* Domhnall 
* Dómhnall 
* Dòmhnall
* Domhnull
* Dòmhnull
}} 
| derivation           = [[Proto-Celtic language|Proto-Celtic]] *''dumno-ualos''
| meaning              = "world ruler", "world wielder"
| shortform            = [[Don (given name)|Don]]
| petname              = 
{{Plainlist|
* [[Donnie]] 
* [[Donny]] 
* [[Dolly (name)|Dolly]]
}} 
| cognate              = 
{{Plainlist|
* Domnall 
* Dónal 
* Donal 
* Donall 
* Donnell
* Dolan 
* Dyfnwal
* Dumnagual
}} 
| derivative           = 
}}
'''Donald''' is a Scottish masculine [[given name]]. It is derived from the [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]] name ''Dòmhnall''.<ref name="Hanks1">{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |author-link1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |pages=78, 402}}.</ref> This comes from the [[Proto-Celtic language|Proto-Celtic]] *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder").<ref name="Koch1">{{citation |last=Koch |first=John T. |author-link=John T. Koch |contribution=Dyfnwal ap Tewdor |title=Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia |editor1-last=Koch |editor1-first=John T. |editor1-link=John T. Koch |year=2006 |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |isbn=1-85109-445-8 |pages=639–640}}</ref><ref name="Koch2">{{citation |last=Koch |first=John T. |author-link=John T. Koch |contribution=Domnall Brecc |title=Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia |editor1-last=Koch |editor1-first=John T. |editor1-link=John T. Koch |year=2006 |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |isbn=1-85109-445-8 |pages=604}}</ref><ref>Norman, Teresa. ''Names Through the Ages''. [[Berkley Books]], 1999. pp.129, 136</ref> The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers. A short form of Donald is [[Don (given name)|Don]], and [[pet form]]s of Donald include [[Donnie]] and [[Donny]]. The feminine given name [[Donella (disambiguation) |Donella]] is derived from Donald.<ref name="Hanks1" />

''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: [[Irish language|Modern Irish]] ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');<ref name="Hanks-226">{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |author-link1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=346}}.</ref> [[Scottish Gaelic]]  ''Dòmhnall'',<ref>{{citation |last=Mark |first=Colin |title=The Gaelic-English Dictionary |publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2006 |isbn=0-203-22259-8 |page=714}}.</ref> ''Domhnull''<ref>{{citation |last=Maceachen |first=Ewan |title=Maceachen's Gaelic-English Dictionary |edition=4, revised and enlarged |url=https://archive.org/details/gaelicenglishdic00mace |publisher=The Northern Counties Newspaper and Printing and Publishing Company |year=1922 |pages=467–469}}.</ref> and ''Dòmhnull'';<ref>{{citation |last=MacFarlane |first=Malcolm |author-link=Malcolm MacFarlane |title=The School Gaelic Dictionary prepared for the use of learners of the Gaelic language |publisher=Eneas Mackay |year=1912 |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924026841043 |page=144}}</ref> [[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''[[Dyfnwal (disambiguation)|Dyfnwal]]'' and [[Cumbric]] ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name ''[[Donna (given name)|Donna]]'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related.<ref name="Hanks1" />

== Variations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Language
! Spelling
! Pronunciation
|-
| [[Old Irish]] || Domhnall || 
|-
| [[Modern Irish]] || Dónal || 
|-
| [[Hiberno-English]] || Donal || 
|-
| [[Scottish English]] || Donald || 
|-
| [[Scots language|Scots]] || Donnald || 
|-
| [[Irish language|Irish]] || Dónall || {{IPA|ga|ˈd̪ˠoːnˠəl̪ˠ|}}
|-
| [[Manx Gaelic]] || Dolyn || {{IPA|gv|ˈdðolən|}}
|-
| [[Scottish Gaelic]] || Dòmhnall || {{IPA|gd|ˈt̪õːəl̪ˠ|}}
|}

== Kings and noblemen ==
'''Domnall''' or '''Domhnall''' is the name of many ancient and medieval Gaelic kings and noblemen:
* [[Dyfnwal Moelmud]] (Dunvallo Molmutius), legendary king of pre-Roman Britain
* [[Dyfnwal Hen]] (Dumnagual I), Ruler of Alt Clut (Strathclyde) (450–475)
* [[Domnall Brecc]], king of Dál Riata (d. 642)
* [[Domnall mac Áedo]], High King of the [[Northern Uí Néill]] and Ireland (d. 642)
* [[Domnall Midi]], High King of Clann Cholmáin and Ireland (d. 763)
* [[Domnall mac Ailpín]] (812–863)
* [[Donald II of Scotland]] (889–900)
* [[Domnall mac Eimín]], Mormaer of Mar (d. 1014)
* [[Donald III of Scotland]] (1033–1099)
* [[Domnall Gerrlámhach]], King of Dublin (d. 1135)
* [[Domnall Ua Lochlainn]], High King of Ireland (1083 and 1121)
* [[Domhnall I, Earl of Mar]] (1276–1301)
* [[Domhnall II, Earl of Mar]] (1305–1332)
* [[Domhnall, Earl of Lennox]] (1333–1365)
* [[Dyfnwal, King of Strathclyde]] (d. 908×915), also known by the names ''Donald'', ''Domhnall'', and ''Domnall''
* [[Dyfnwal ab Owain]] (d. 975), also known by the names ''Donald'' and ''Domnall''
* [[Owain ap Dyfnwal (fl. 934)]]

== People with the given name ==
{{also|Donnie}} 
=== Domhnall ===
* [[Domhnall mac Conchobair Ó Briain]] (died 1579), Gaelic Irish military leader 
* [[Domhnall Gleeson]] (born 1983), Irish actor
*[[Domhnall mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha]] (fl. c. 1600), Irish poet 
*[[Domhnall MacAuley]] (born 1957), Scottish physician and professor
* [[Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna]] (1887–1967), Scottish Gaelic poet

=== Don ===
* [[Don Adams]] (1923–2005), American actor, comedian and director
* [[Don Airey]] (born 1948), English keyboardist
* [[Don Aker]] (born 1955), Canadian writer and educator
* [[Don Ameche]] (1908–1993), Hollywood actor
* [[Don Barksdale]] (1923–1993), American basketball player
* [[Don Bertoia]], Canadian middle-distance runner
* [[Don Black (baseball)]] (1916-1959), American baseball player
* [[Don Black (tennis)]] (1927-2000), Rhodesian tennis player
* [[Don Bluth]] (born 1937), animator, film director, producer, writer, production designer, video game designer and independent studio owner
* [[Don Bowman (singer)]] (1937–2013), American comedian, country music singer, and songwriter
* [[Don Callis]] (born 1963), Canadian professional wrestler, wrestling manager, and actor
* [[Don Cazayoux]] (born 1964), American lawyer and politician
* [[Don Chaffey]] (1917–1990), British film director, writer, producer, and art director
* [[Don Chard]], Canadian politician
* [[Don Cheadle]] (born 1964), American actor and producer
* [[Don Cherry]] (born 1934), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator
* [[Don Cherry (American football)]] (born 1994), American football player
* [[Don Cherry (singer)]] (1924–2018), American singer and golfer
* [[Don Cherry (trumpeter)]] (1936–1995), American jazz trumpeter
* [[Don R. Christensen]] (1916–2006), American animator, cartoonist, and writer
* [[Don Christopher]] (1934–2022), American farmer
* [[Don Ciccone]] (1946–2016), American singer-songwriter, member of the band The Critters
* [[Don Cornelius]] (1936–2012), American television show host and producer
* [[Don Cornell]] (1919–2004), stage name of Luigi Varlaro, American singer
* Dominick [[Don Costa]] (1925–1983), American conductor and record producer
* [[Don Covay]] (1936–2015), American singer and songwriter
* [[Don Criqui]] (born 1950), American sportscaster
* [[Don Diablo]] (born 1980), Dutch DJ, record producer, musician and songwriter of electronic music
* [[Don Digirolamo]], American re-recording mixer
* [[Don Dokken]] (born 1953), American singer, lead singer of Dokken
* [[Don Drysdale]] (1936–1993), American baseball pitcher and sportscaster
* [[Don Dunstan]] (1926–1999), South Australian politician
* [[Don Estelle]] (1933–2003), British actor and singer
* [[Don Everly]] (1937–2021), American country-influenced rock and roll singer and guitarist
* [[Don Felder]] (born 1947), American singer-songwriter and guitarist, former member of the Eagles
* [[Don Frye]] (born 1965), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
* [[Don Forsht]], American politician
* [[Don Garber]] (born 1957), American sports executive
* [[Don Gardner]] (1931–2018), American singer-songwriter
* [[Don Gibson]] (1928–2003), American songwriter and country musician
* [[Don Gilman]] (1934–2005), American politician
* [[Don Goldstein]] (1937–2022), American basketball player
* [[Don Gorske]] (born 1953), “Big Mac” Enthusiast and Guinness World Record holder of most Big Macs eaten
* [[Don Gullett]] (born 1951), American baseball pitcher
* [[Don Gullick]] (1924–2000), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach
* [[Don Hasselbeck]] (born 1955), American football player
* [[Don Henley]] (born 1947), founding member of the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] rock group
* [[Don Herbert]] (1917–2007), television's "Mr. Wizard"
* [[Don Hewitt]] (1922–2009), American television news producer
* [[Don Ho]] (1930–2007), American pop musician, singer and entertainer
* [[Don Hutson]] (1913–1997), American football player
* [[Don Imus]] (1940–2019), American radio and television host
* [[Don Johnson]] (born 1949), American actor, producer and singer
* [[Don Johnson (basketball)]] (1930–2019), American basketball player and coach
* [[Don Johnson (sports executive)]] (1930–2012), Canadian sports executive and president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
* [[Don King (boxing promoter)]] (born 1931), American boxing promoter
* [[Don King (coach)]] (born 1926), American football player and coach
* [[Don King (defensive back)]] (born 1964), American football player
* [[Don King (defensive lineman)]] (1929–2014), American football player
* [[Don King (musician)]] (born 1954), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpeter
* [[Don King (photographer)]] (born 1960), American photographer, cinematographer, and film director
* [[Don Roy King]] (born 1947), American television director
* [[Don Kirshner]] (1934–2011), American music publisher, rock music producer, talent manager, and songwriter
* [[Don Knotts]] (1924–2006), American actor and comedian
* [[Don Larsen]] (1929–2020), American baseball player
* [[Don Lemon]] (born 1966), American television personality and current host of CNN Tonight
* [[Don L. Lind]] (1930–2022), American scientist and a former naval officer and aviator, and NASA astronaut
* [[Don MacLean (basketball)]] (born 1970), American basketball player and color commentator
* [[Don Marion Davis]] (1917–2020), American child actor
* [[Don Mattingly]], American pro baseball player for the New York Yankees and manager of the LA Dodgers; aka "Donnie Baseball" and "The Hitman"
* [[Don McLean]] (born 1945), American singer-songwriter and musician
* [[Don Messick]] (1926–1997), American voice actor
* [[Don Murray (actor)|Don Murray]] (1929–2024), American actor
* [[Don Nelson]] (born 1940), American basketball player and coach
* [[Don Nelson (screenwriter)]] (1927–2013), American screenwriter, film producer, and jazz musician
* [[Don Nickles]] (born 1948), American politician
* [[Don Omar]] (born 1978), Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor
* [[Don Paterson]] (born 1963), Scottish poet, writer and musician
* [[Don Patinkin]] (1922–1995), Israeli-American economist, and President of the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]
* [[Don Payne (writer)|Don Payne]], American writer and producer
* [[Don Quarrie]] (born 1951), Jamaican sprinter
* [[Don Reid (singer)|Don Reid]] (born 1945), lead singer of American country group The Statler Brothers
* [[Don Rickles]] (1926–2017), American stand-up comedian
* [[Don Robesky]] (1906–2002), American football player
* [[Don Rondo]] (1930–2011), American singer
* [[Don Shula]] (1930–2020), American football coach
* [[Don Slater]] (born 1954), British sociologist
* [[Don Trahan]] (born 1949), American golfer, father of D. J. Trahan
* Don Van Vliet (1941–2010), American singer, songwriter and musician, also known as [[Captain Beefheart]]
* [[Don Warrington]] (born 1951), Trinidadian-born British actor
* [[Don Waterman]] (born 1950), American racing driver
* [[Don Webb (American football)]] (born 1939), American football player
* [[Don Webb (playwright)]], English playwright and dramatist
* [[Don Webb (writer)]] (born 1960), American science fiction, mystery, and horror writer
* [[Don Wilson (American football)]] (born 1961), American football player
* [[Don Wilson (announcer)]] (1900–1982), American radio and television announcer and actor
* [[Don Wilson (Australian footballer)]] (1914–2015), Australian footballer
* [[Don Wilson (baseball)]] (1945–1975), American baseball pitcher
* [[Don Wilson (cricketer)]] (1927–2012), English cricketer
* [[Don Wilson (pastor)]] (born 1949), American Christian pastor and creationist
* [[Don E. Wilson]] (born 1944), American zoologist
* [[Don M. Wilson III]] (born 1948), American banker and corporate director
* [[Don W. Wilson]] (born 1942), American historian and archivist
* [[Don Williams]] (1939–2017), American singer-songwriter
* [[Don Williams (guard)]] (1919–2001), American football player
* [[Don Williams (American football coach)]] (1927–2013), American football, track and field coach
* [[Don Williams (footballer, born 1935)]] (1935–1995), Australian rules footballer
* [[Don Williams (footballer, born 1939)]] (born 1939), Australian rules footballer
* [[Don Williams (poker player)]] (1942–2013), American poker player
* [[Don Williams (racing driver)]] (1947–1989), American racing driver
* [[Don Zewin]] (1952–2021), American professional poker player

=== Donal ===
* [[Donal Kelly]] (1938–2025), Irish journalist and broadcaster
* [[Donal Logue]] (born 1969), Canadian actor
* [[Donal MacIntyre]] (born 1966), Irish investigative reporter
* [[Donal Murray (bishop)]] (1940–2024), Roman Catholic Bishop of Limerick (1996–2009)
* [[Donal O'Brien (disambiguation)]], several individuals
* [[Donal O'Donoghue]] (1894–1971), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
* [[Donal O'Shea]], Canadian mathematician
* [[Donal O'Sullivan (disambiguation)]], several individuals
* [[Donal Roe MacCarthy Mór]] (died 1302), 13th-century noble of Ireland, Prince of the Kingdom of Desmond
* [[Donal MacCarthy Reagh]] (1450/1460–1531), 9th Prince of Carbery (1505–1531)
* [[Donal Skehan]] (born 1986), Irish singer, television personality/presenter, food writer/cook and photographer

=== Dónal ===
* [[Dónal Lunny]] (born 1947), Irish folk musician
*[[Dónal Óg Cusack]] (born 1977), Irish [[Hurling|hurler]]

=== Donald ===
*[[Donald Alarie]] (born 1945), Canadian writer
* [[Donald Ardell]], American politician
* [[Donald Bailey (musician)|Donald Bailey]] (1934–2013), American jazz drummer
* [[Donald Bradman]] (1908–2001), Australian cricketer
* [[Donald Brashear]] (born 1972), American ice hockey player
* [[Donald Burgess]] (born 1933), British track cyclist
* [[Donald Byrd]] (1932–2013), American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter
* [[Donald Cameron (water polo)|Donald Cameron]] (born 1954), Australian water polo player and coach
* [[Donald Campbell]] (1921–1967), British speed record breaker
* [[Donald M. Campbell Jr.]] (born 1955), retired commanding general of United States Army Europe
* [[Donald Capelle]], Marshallese politician
* [[Donald C. Carlson]] (1929–2005), American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
* [[Donald Chumley]] (born 1962), American football player
* [[Donald Crisp]] (1882–1974), English filmmaker
* [[Donald D. Deshler]] (born 1947), American educator
* [[Donald D'Alesio]], American football coach
* [[Donald Dewar]] (1937–2000), Scottish statesman
* [[Donald Disney]], Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
* [[Donald Driver]] (born 1975), American football player
* [[Donald "Duck" Dunn]] (1941–2012), American bass guitarist
* [[Donald Fagen]] (born 1948), American musician
* [[Donald Faison]] (born 1974), American actor and comedian
* [[Donald Foss]] (1945–2022), American billionaire
* [[Donald Friese]] (born 1940), American billionaire
* [[Donald Henry Gaskins]] (1933–1991), American cannibalistic serial killer, rapist, and thief
* [[Donald Geisler]] (born 1978), Filipino taekwondo athlete
* [[Donald Glover]] (born 1983), American actor, musician, writer, comedian, and producer
* [[Donald Gordon (cricketer)]] (born 1990), English cricketer
* [[Donald J. Guter]] (born 1948), American lawyer, academic administrator, and retired United States Navy rear admiral
* [[Donald Hawkins]] (born 1992), American football player
* [[Donald Harvey]] (1952–2017), American serial killer
* [[Donald Hewagama]] (1926–2009), Sri Lankan Sinhala Judge Advocate General
* [[Donald Hewlett]] (1922–2011), British actor
* [[Donald Hill-Eley]] (born 1969), American football coach and former player
* [[Donald Thomas Hornstein]], American law professor
* [[Donald Izacus Panjaitan]] (1925–1965), Indonesian general
* [[Disappearance of Donald Izzett|Donald Izzett]] (born 1975), American man who has been missing since 1995
* [[Donald Eugene Fields II]] (born 1964) FBI's most wanted fugitive
* [[Donald Keene]] (1922–2019), American-Japanese literary scholar
* [[Donald P. Kent]] (1916–1972), American sociologist
* [[Donald Knuth]] (born 1938), American computer scientist
* [[Donald Woodward Lee]] (1910–1977), American philologist
* [[Donald Maclean (spy)]] (1913–1983), British diplomat and Soviet spy
* [[Donald MacCormick]] (1939–2009), Scottish journalist
* [[Donald R. MacLeod]] (1902–1976), Canadian politician
* [[Donald Marmen]], Canadian politician
* [[Donald Albert Marshall]] (born 1932), Canadian politician
* [[Donald McFarlane]], British-American politician
* [[Donald R. McMonagle]] (born 1952), American astronaut
* [[Donald (South African musician)|Donald Moatshe]] (born 1985), South African musician
* [[Donald Mote]] (1900–1968), American judge
* [[Donald W. Munro]] (1916–1998), Canadian politician
* [[Don Muraco|Donald "Don" Muraco]] (born 1939), American retired wrestler
* [[Donald Nicol (MP)|Donald Nicol]] (1843–1903), Scottish politician
* [[Donald Nicolaisen]] (1944–2019), American politician
* [[Donald Nixon]] (1914–1987), younger brother of the 37th U.S. president, Richard Nixon
* [[Donald Obeyesekere]] (1888-1964), Sri Lankan Sinhala legislator
* [[Donald O'Connor]] (1925–2003), American dancer, singer, and actor
* [[Donald of Ogilvy]] (Saint Donald)
* [[Donald Parham]] (born 1997), American football player
* [[Donald Perera]], 11th commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
* [[Donald H. Peterson]] (1933–2018), United States Air Force colonel and astronaut
* [[Donald Pettit]] (born 1955), American chemical engineer and astronaut
* [[Donald Pleasence]] (1919–1995), English actor
* [[Donald E. Polkinghorne]] (1936–2018), American academic and psychologist
* [[Donald Ramotar]] (born 1950), 8th president of Guyana
* [[Donald Jasen Ranaweera]] (1921–2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala planter, press baron, and politician
* [[Donald Richie]] (1924–2013), American-born author who wrote about the Japanese people and culture
* [[Donald A. Ritchie]] (born 1945), Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate
* [[Don Robinson (British businessman)|Donald "Don" Robinson]] (1934–2025), British businessman and former wrestler
* [[Buck Dharma|Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser]] (born 1947), American musician, guitarist for Blue Öyster Cult
* [[Donald Rumsfeld]] (1932–2021), American businessman and government official
* [[Donald Sanford (athlete)|Donald Sanford]] (born 1987), American-Israeli Olympic sprinter
* [[Donald Sild]] (born 1968), Estonian javelin thrower
* [[Deke Slayton|Donald "Deke" Slayton]] (1924–1993), American astronaut
* [[Donald Spero]] (born 1939), American world champion rower
* [[Donald Sterling]] (born 1934), American billionaire
* [[Donald Sutherland]] (1935–2024), Canadian actor
* [[Donald A. Thomas]] (born 1955), American engineer and astronaut
* [[D. J. Trahan|Donald J. Trahan, Jr.]] (born 1980), American golfer
* [[Donald Triplett]] (1933–2023), first person to be diagnosed with [[autism]]
* [[Donald Trump]] (born 1946), President of the United States, businessman
* [[Donald Tsang]] (born 1944), former Hong Kong civil servant
* [[Donald Tusk]] (born 1957), Prime Minister of Poland, former President of the European Council
* [[Donald Wailan-Walalangi]] (born 1960), Indonesian tennis player
* [[Donald Watson]] (1910–2005), English animal rights advocate
* [[Donald W. Webber]] (1906–1995), justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
* [[Donald Whiston]] (1927–2020), American ice hockey player
* [[Donald Whitton]] (1923–2018), Canadian cellist and teacher
* [[Donald E. Williams]] (1942–2016), United States Navy captain, aviator, mechanical engineer and astronaut
* [[Donald Williamson (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Donald Wilson (disambiguation)]], multiple people
* [[Donald Young (tennis)]] (born 1989), American tennis player

=== Donaldo ===
* [[Donaldo Arza]] (born 1946), Panamanian track and field athlete
* [[Donaldo González]] (born 1971), Panamanian footballer
* [[Dondon Hontiveros|Donaldo Hontiveros]] (born 1977), Filipino basketball player
* [[Donaldo Macedo]] (born 1950), American academic
* [[Donaldo Méndez]] (born 1978), Venezuelan baseball player
* [[Donaldo Morales]] (born 1982), Honduran footballer
* [[Donaldo Ortiz Colín]] (born 1961), Mexican politician
* [[Donaldo Ernesto Reyes]] (born 1939), Honduran lawyer and politician

=== Donnell ===
* [[Donnell Ballagh O'Cahan]] (died 1627), Irish landowner and rebel
* [[Donnell Rawlings]] (born 1968), comedian

== Fictional characters ==
* Donald, a fictional Scottish [[List of characters in The Railway Series#Donald and Douglas (NWR 9 and 10)|locomotive in ''The Railway Series'']] books
* [[Donald Blake (Marvel Comics)|Donald Blake]], the secret identity of The Mighty Thor, from [[Marvel Comics]]
* [[Donald Duck]], Disney animated cartoon and comic-book character
* [[Donnie Darko]], protagonist of a film of the same name
* [[Don Draper|Donald "Don" Draper]], protagonist of the AMC television series ''Mad Men''
* [[Donald "Ducky" Mallard]], character in the TV show ''NCIS''
* [[Donald Fisher (Home and Away)|Donald Fisher]], fictional character portrayed by Norman Coburn in Home and Away
* Don Flamenco, a fictional Spanish boxer from the ''[[Punch-Out!!]]'' series
* [[General Morden|Donald Morden]], fictional character from the video game series [[Metal Slug (series)|Metal Slug]]
* Sir [[Donald McDuck]], Disney character who is an ancestor of Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck
* [[Donald and Douglas|Donald the Scottish Twin]], a fictional character from ''[[The Railway Series]]'' and its televised adaptation ''[[Thomas & Friends]]''
* [[Donald Pierce]], a [[Marvel Comics]] super villain

== See also ==
* [[List of Irish-language given names]]
* [[List of Scottish Gaelic given names]]
* [[Clan Donald]], one of the largest Scottish clans
* [[Donald (surname)]]
* [[Dumnorix]]
* [[Macdonald (name)]]
* [[The Donald (disambiguation)]]

== References ==
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{{Gaelic names}}
{{given name}}

[[Category:English-language masculine given names]]
[[Category:English masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:Scottish masculine given names]]