Globally, Donnelly (Donnelly 
, דונלי 
, Доннелли 
) is a rare unisex forename. The first name Donnelly is characteristic of the United States, where it is a very rare largely boy's, but infrequently girly name, the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare epicene name, and South Africa. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, China, and Philippines. Predominantly, Donnelly is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Donnelly | United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, United States, Canada |
| דונלי | Israel |
| Доннели, Доннелли | Russia |
Donnelly is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| ross donnelly British Royal Navy admiral (1761-1840), GB (b. 1761) |
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| dudley st. clair donnelly American architect (b. 1870) |
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| clark donnelly CA (b. 1901) |
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| davis a. donnelly Wisconsin state senator (1927-2020), US (b. 1927) |
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lara elena donnelly author of speculative fiction (b. 1990) |
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| boots donnelly American football player and coach, college athletics administrator, US (b. 1942) |
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| ray donnelly (b. 1936) |
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| miles saumarez donnelly (born 1949), GB (b. 1949) |
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| judd donnelly American Production Assistant, US (b. 1965) |
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| nisa donnelly American writer, US |
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| lane f donnelly researcher |
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| spencer donnelly local politician in Bury, England |
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| decian donnelly Peerage person ID=177194 |
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| tam truong donnelly researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-6902-9117) |
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| ray donnelly college basketball player (1979–1980) Arizona |
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