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Don

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Don: Diminutive of Donald, Scottish Meaning of Don: "proud chief"

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Short form of Donald -- or more stylishly, Donahue or Donovan -- that's acquired a new sixties-era suaveness thanks to Mad Man Don Draper. The name also carries a Sopranos or Godfather-style double entendre.

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Don Draper, main character in "Mad Men"

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