Donald

American

[don-ld] / ˈdɒn ld /

noun

a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.”

Donald British

/ ˈdɒnəld /

noun

?1031–1100, king of Scotland (1093–94; 1094–97)

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Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday morning, the White House has said.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

He could have been more civil in the discourse with the pope but . . . he’s Donald.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Donald Trump is the greatest human to ever populate the planet — at least as he tells it.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

And this year’s event, set for Saturday night, is expected to be even buzzier, with the news that President Donald Trump will attend for the first time as a sitting president.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

News arrived at MI6 headquarters in Carlton Gardens that Melinda Maclean, the wife of the Soviet spy Donald Maclean, had disappeared, perhaps seeking to join her defector husband in Moscow.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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