A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.
"Donald was named after his grandfather, a traditional choice for parents seeking a strong Scottish Gaelic heritage."
Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and reinforced by Medieval Latin Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Old Irish Domnall, from Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos ("prince / chief of the world"). Doublet of Domhnall.