Donnelly - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Donnelly \d(on)-nelly, donn(el)-ly\ is a variant of Donnell (Scottish, Irish), and the meaning of Donnelly is "world mighty; brown-haired fighter".

The baby name Donnelly sounds like Donnel and Donell. Other similar baby names are Connell, Dontell, Lonnell and Ronnell.

Donnelly is a very rare 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 Donnelly. Compare Donnelly with related baby names.