Donais Family History
Donais Name Meaning
Altered form of French Daunay: habitational name with fused preposition d(e) ‘from’ denoting someone from Aunay the name of several places in France for example in Calvados Eure and Orne. The placename is derived from aune ‘alder’. Compare Daunais Doner Doney and Donner .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022