Dark stranger or brown-haired fighter
Doniven is a modern phonetic variant of the Irish surname Donovan. It is derived from the Gaelic name Donndubhán, composed of the elements 'donn' meaning brown and 'dubh' meaning dark, often interpreted as referring to a dark-haired or dark-complexioned person.
Less common today
Doniven isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,393 in 2001.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
