Donn (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Donn
is the Lord of the Dead in Irish mythology.
Donn may also refer to:
Surname
Donn
According to Irish mythology, Donn, or the Dark One, is the Lord of the Dead and father of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, whom he gave to Aengus Óg to be nurtured...
is the Lord of the Dead in Irish mythology.
Donn may also refer to:
Things
- 4689 Donn4689 Donn4689 Donn is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 30, 1980 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff.- External links :*...
, a main-belt asteroid - Donn CuailngeDonn CuailngeIn the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology Donn Cúailnge, the Brown Bull of Cooley, was an extremely fertile stud bull over whom the Táin Bó Cúailnge was fought....
, a Celtic legendary creature - FK DonnFK DonnFotballklubben Donn is a Norwegian football club from the neighbourhood Lund in Kristiansand. It was founded on 24 June 1909 and named after a dog....
, a Norwegian football club - Donn HandicapDonn HandicapThe Donn Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late January/early February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.The race is named after the Donn family, who for many years owned and operated the racetrack....
- Donn-Byrne
People
Given name, and byname- Donn (given name)Donn (given name)Donn is a given name in the Irish language. Donn was originally a byname, which had two meanings: one of the meanings was "brown"; the other was "chief" or "noble". Its use as a given name today is represents a short form of any of the various of Gaelic names that begin with the first element donn-...
, masculine given name and byname in Irish
Surname
- Edward W. Donn, Jr.Edward W. Donn, Jr.Edward Wilton Donn, Jr. was a Washington, DC based American architect of the early 20th century.Donn was most famous for his association with Waddy Wood as part of the architure firm Wood, Donn & Deming , but is also well known for his design of Memorial House at George Washington...
(1868-1953), American architect - James DonnJames DonnJames Donn was an English botanist. He was Curator of the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge, from 1790 until his death. His most important work was Hortus Cantabrigensis, first published in 1796 but with several later, much expanded, editions.A grandson was the English composer...
(1753-1813), English botanist - Jorge DonnJorge DonnJorge Donn, born in El Palomar, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 25 February 1947, was an internationally-known ballet dancer, he was best known for his work with the Maurice Béjart's Ballet company, and his participation as lead dancer in Claude Lelouch's film Les Uns et les Autres. He died of AIDS on...
(born 1947), Argentine ballet dancer - Nigel DonnNigel DonnAlan Nigel Donn is an English former professional association football player. His clubs included Leyton Orient and Gillingham. He currently resides in Bearsted, Kent and owns a picture framing shop named Kentish Frames....
(born 1962), English former professional association football player