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Evidently, it derives from the Proto-Celtic *Dubno-valos, world-mighty; what Celtic given name is it?



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Answer: Donald

The original name was *Dubno-valos (Proto-Celtic - the asterisk means that it is proposed, not certain), then this evolved into Domnal (Old Irish) , then Domhnall (Gaelic ), Dofnald (Scottish), and then Donald.

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