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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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told Fox News that the conflict is “very close to being over.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

He said the message for next month’s summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be stability, noting his six or seven meetings with his counterpart over the past year.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The company, which gets its name from the last names of its founders, Donald Bruce Kaufman and Eli Broad, rode the boom and helped shape the growth of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

From tackling a turbulent relationship with President Donald Trump to making city buses faster and free, here's where Mamdani stands on several campaign pledges.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

You couldn’t recognize him, except—and here Daft Donald glanced up—that he looked a great deal like Matt.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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