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[ 3 syll. do-nal-da, don-a-lda ] The girl name Donalda is pronounced DowNAALDah †. Donalda is of Celtic origin. It is used mainly in English and Scottish. The name Donalda means 'world ruler, world-mighty'. Derived from dubno which means 'world' ; val which means 'to rule'. Donalda is the feminine form of the English and Scottish Donald. Forms of the name include the Scottish Doileag, the Scottish Dolag, the Scottish Dolanna, the Scottish Dolina, the Scottish Donaldina, the English and Scottish Donella, the English Donelle, the English and Scottish Donna, and the Scottish Donnag. Donalda is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Among the family of girl names directly related to Donalda, Donna was the most popular in 2008.
† Pronunciation for Donalda: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
