Windy hill chickens - first flock(s) of my own

[kattabelly]

Why is Donald not spelled Dognvald?

Different roots. Donald is from Gaelic (Dòmhnall), not Norse.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Different roots. Donald is from Gaelic (Dòmhnall), not Norse.

I had no idea! The fact that they rhyme, both the full names and nicknames, convinced me that they were variants of the same root name.

 

[BDutch]

Different roots. Donald is from Gaelic (Dòmhnall), not Norse.

I would have thought because they both have messed up hairdos. And you named your Donald after the famous one.

 

[kattabelly]

I had no idea! The fact that they rhyme, both the full names and nicknames, convinced me that they were variants of the same root name.

I wouldn't be surprised if one influenced the other - or they both kind of worked their way together - in how they came to sound as they were anglicised.

Could well be a shared root if you go even further back to something like proto-indo-european.

 

[kattabelly]

I would have thought because they both have messed up hairdos. And you named your Donald after the famous one.

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[Mother of Chaos]

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The one we’re stuck with over here. Now increasingly known as Sleepy Don.