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What does Don mean?
Don 
▼ as a boys' name 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.
STARTS WITH Don-
ASSOCIATED WITH mythology, king, surname, 17th century, saint
Variations
VARIANTS Donn, Donnan, Donne, Donnie▼, Donny▼
SEE ALSO Donald
FEMININE FORM Donna
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Don Turner (D.T.), ..
How popular is Don?
Don is a very popular first name for men (#135 out of 1220, Top 11%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#11523 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Don reached its top rank of #57 in the U.S. during 1930-1939, and is presently at #1501. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Donald (#526 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Donnie (#1891), Donn and Donny are the popular variation forms of Don (#1501). These forms of Don were popular as baby names during the years 1930-1939 (ADOPTION OF 3.08%) and have become much less popular since (ADOPTION 0.04%, DOWN 99%), with forms such as Donnie becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Don▼ is alike in pronunciation to Dain, Daine, Dan▼, Dane, Dann, Dayne, Dean, Deane, Deen, Deion▼, Den, Dene, Deon, Dewonn, Deyn, Deyon, Dion▼, Doan, Doane, Dowan, Duane▼, Dunn, Dunne, Dwain and Dwane. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Con, Dod, Dom, Dor, Dov, Dow, Eon, Ion, Jon▼, Lon▼, Ron▼, Ton and Von. These names tend to be less frequently used than Don.
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