Donncha

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Irish

Alternative forms

Donnchadh

Etymology

From Old Irish Donnchad, from donn (“brown”) and cath (“battle”). Compare Scottish Gaelic Donnchadh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔn̪ˠəxə/, /ˈd̪ˠʊn̪ˠəxə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠʌn̪ˠaxə/

Proper noun

Donncha m (genitive Donncha)

a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Duncan

Derived terms

Donncha an chaipín (“cock stonechat”)
Donncha na súl mór (“John Dory”)
Donncha rua (“Reynard the fox”)

Descendants

→ English: Donough, Donagh

Mutation

Mutated forms of *Donncha*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
Donncha	Dhonncha	nDonncha

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Donncha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Donncha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“Donncha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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