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ArchivesDonagh as female
In mythology, she is the queen of the sidhe (faeries), and the origin of the stories is Celtic. I see that this is a male name, but does it have a different meaning as a female name? Has anyone else heard of this as a female name?
We're all in the gutter, but some of us look at the stars.
~Oscar Wilde.
We're all mad here
~The Cheshire Cat.
Viva la revolucion!
We're all in the gutter, but some of us look at the stars.
~Oscar Wilde.
We're all mad here
~The Cheshire Cat.
Viva la revolucion!
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I do not know about Celtic mythology or history. But there is a girl mentioned in the Talmud, named Donag or Dong who lived in Babylonia (today Iraq) approximately around the year 350. Her mother Yalta was the daughter of a Jewish royal family and her father was a major teacher and spiritual leader. It is possible that it comes from the Akkadian word 'dunqu', which means beauty, and was probably pronounced 'donk' with a softer K, and omitting the last letter. Of course there is no way I can be sure it is the same name.
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