About Donnelly
The name "Donnelly" is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Ó Donnghaile," meaning "descendant of Donnghal." The name Donnghal itself is composed of the elements "donn," meaning "brown" or "dark," and "gal," meaning "valor" or "valorous." Therefore, the name "Donnelly" can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the valorous one with brown or dark hair."
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Most individuals with the name Donnelly are male.
The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Donnelly in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Donnelly using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.