Donncha

Irish

Alternative forms

• Donnchadh

Etymology

From Old Irish Donnchad, from donn (“brown”) and cath (“battle”). Compare Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔn̪ˠəxə/, /ˈd̪ˠʊn̪ˠəxə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠʌn̪ˠaxə/

Proper noun

Donncha m (genitive Donncha)

1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Duncan

Derived terms

• Donncha an chaipín (“cock stonechat”)
• Donncha na súl mór (“John Dory”)
• Donncha rua (“Reynard the fox”)

 

Descendants

• → English: Donough, Donagh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Donncha	Dhonncha	nDonncha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Donncha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Donncha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Donncha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024