Irish Baby Name · Boy

Donnchú

Pronounced: DUN-khoo

Meaning: Brown hound

About the name

Origin
Irish
Stronghold region
All-Ireland

Overview

An old Gaelic compound name combining the elements for brown and hound. Found in early genealogies and underlying some Irish surname forms.

The story behind Donnchú

Donnchú is rarer than the related Donncha and is recorded mainly in early genealogies.

Mythology & legend

Non-mythological; warrior compound name.

Did you know?

An old compound of donn (brown) and cú (hound).

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