About Odonovan
The surname O'Donovan is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Ó Donnabháin," meaning "descendant of Donnabhán." The name Donnabhán is a combination of the Gaelic words "donn," meaning "brown," and "bán," meaning "fair." Therefore, the surname O'Donovan can be interpreted as "descendant of the fair-haired one" or "descendant of the brown-haired one."
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Here's how to represent Odonovan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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