Don - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Don \don\ is pronounced dahn. It is of English origin. Short form of names beginning with Don-. Mythology: the Irish Donn was known as king of the underworld. Use of the Welsh Gaelic surname Donne as a given name may be in honor of John Donne, the 17th century poet. Donnan was a seventh-century Irish saint. Actor Don Cheadle.

Don has 5 variant forms: Donn, Donnan, Donne, Donnie and Donny.

For more information, see also the related name Donald.

Baby names that sound like Don are Ton, Dan, Deon, Dion, Den and Doan.

Don is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Don. Click here to compare Don with related baby names.