Donovan

Celtic male name

Donovan is a given name of Irish origin, from a surname meaning "dark chieftain." It gained popularity as a first name in the mid-20th century, partly through the Scottish singer-songwriter known mononymously as Donovan.

The name remains moderately common for boys: Donovan scored the winning goal.

sixties

hippie

Sixties counterculture member

Woodstock · peace · love beads · Summer of Love · beatnik · groovy · tie-dye · mod · free love · Haight-Ashbury

singer

songwriter

One who composes music

acoustic · ballad · melody · album · concert · tour · guitarist · performer · record · British Invasion

surname

Irish

Of the Emerald Isle

  • GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
  • clanRelated group sharing ancestry
  • ancestryFamily line of descent

heritage · genealogy · lineage · family name · Celtic · patronymic · identity · descent · kinship · heritage

Categories
Opposites
1960s musical style/approach

DonovanThe Rolling Stones

Iconic British rock band

Iggy Pop · The Who · Jimi Hendrix · The Kinks · Led Zeppelin

lyrical/philosophical stance in 1960s rock

DonovanLou Reed

Jim Morrison · The Velvet Underground · Frank Zappa · John Lennon · Alice Cooper

folk music persona

DonovanWoody Guthrie

Bob Dylan · Pete Seeger · Joan Baez

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G