meaning of surname donnelly
Donnelly (surname) For other uses, see Donnelly (disambiguation). Donnelly is an Irish surname. It is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ã³ Donnghaile, O meaning male descendant of (NÃ­ is the female equivalent), and Donnghaile (or Donnghal), a personal name composed of the elements donn (brown), plus gal (valour).