# O'Donnell

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #18,378

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A place name:
3. A place name:
4. A place name:

## Etymology
From Irish Ó Dónaill, Ó Domhnaill (“of Domhnall”).

## Easily confused with
- **O'Connell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/o-connell-vs-o-donnell)

## Common misspellings (9)
`'odonnell`, `o'ddonnell`, `o'dnonell`, `o'donell`, `o'donenll`, `o'donnel`, `o'donnlel`, `o'odnnell`, `od'onnell`

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