Donovan Family History
Donovan Name Meaning
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Donndubháin ‘descendant of Donndubhán’ a personal name composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + dubh ‘black’ + the diminutive suffix -án.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022