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    Donovan

    DON-uh-vun

    Meaning

    Dark warrior; Strong fighter

    Irish/Gaelic origin · Boy

    What it points to

    Donovan fights God's battle — neither afraid nor dismayed, the LORD saving without sword or spear, victory predetermined.

    Verses · King James Version

    “Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.”

    2 Chronicles 20:15

    “And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD'S.”

    1 Samuel 17:47

    Most used in the 2000s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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