# Donny

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɒni/ · frequency rank #20,904

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given names Don, Donald, Donovan, or Adonis.
2. Doncaster

## Etymology
Diminutive forms with -y.

## Easily confused with
- **down** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-down)
- **dont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-dont)
- **Dunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-dunn)
- **Dons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-dons)
- **dory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-dory)
- **doon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-doon)
- **downs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-downs)
- **donor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-donor)
- **dunno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-dunno)
- **donut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-donut)
- **dowry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-dowry)
- **Dunne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-dunne)
- **dorky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-dorky)
- **dopey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-dopey)
- **downy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-downy)
- **Downey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-downey)
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/don-vs-donny)
- **done** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/done-vs-donny)
- **deny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deny-vs-donny)
- **dong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-donny)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddonny`, `dnony`, `donnyy`, `dony`, `donyn`, `odnny`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/donny