Donald (Domhnall, Dumhnuil, Dónall) is a Gaelic personal name, containing the elements dumno "world" and val "rule", viz. "ruler of the world". Compare Dumnorix.
Donald is the name of several kings of Scotland::
Clan Donald (Na Domhnallaich, Siol Dhomhnaill) is a major Scottish clan.
Donald is also the given name of:
- Donald Duck, an animated cartoon and comic-book character
- Donald Rumsfeld (born 1932), Secretary of Defense of the United States
- Donald Sutherland (born 1935), a Canadian actor
- Donald Trump (born 1946), American business executive, founder and CEO of Trump Organization.
- Donald Tsang (born 1944), Chief Executive of Hong Kong
- Donald Tusk (born 1957), Polish politician, chairman of Citizens Platform (Platforma Obywatelska)
Donald may also mean: