Wikipaedia: Donald Pronunciation /ˈdɒnəld/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English Gender Masculine Language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language(s) English language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language Origin Language(s) Gaelic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_language Word/name Domhnall, Dómhnall, Dòmhnall, Domhnull, Dòmhnull Derivation Proto-Celtic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Celtic_language dubno + val[contradictory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_contradicting_other_articles] Meaning "world" + "rule"
Etymology [of Vladimir][edit https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vladimir_(name)&action=edit§ion=1] Max Vasmer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Vasmer in his Etymological Dictionary of Russian Language explains the name as meaning "regal". Folk etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_etymology interprets the meaning as "person of the people" or "the one with peace on one side". This confusion is introduced by other meanings of the Slavic word "Mir" or "Myr" – peace, people/community, and the world.[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_(name)#cite_note-Vasmer-2 There was no ambiguity prior to reforms of Russian orthography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reforms_of_Russian_orthography in 1918. The spelling of the two words was миръ (peace) or мiръ (the Universe),[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_(name)#cite_note-UnAmbig-3 but the name was spelled a third way, Владимѣръ,[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_(name)#cite_note-Vasmer-2 from the Gothic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_languagesuffix mērs meaning "great". Thus the name originally meant "Great in His Power".[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_(name)#cite_note-Vasmer-2(compare: Theodemir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodemir, Valamir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valamir) but Russian speakers understood and still understand the meaning as "Peace Owner" or "World Ruler".
