Baby name
Donnie
/DON · ee/
Meaning
“World ruler”
Diminutive of Donald or Donat, used as a full given name since the mid-20th century, particularly in the United States and among Irish communities.
How it ages.
Feels casual and mid-century; works as a nickname more naturally than a formal name.
The cultural moment.
Used in the US and Ireland from the 1940s through the 1980s.