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    Enter a name to see what it means in Scripture, the language it comes from, and the King James Version verses where it appears. 1,332 names searchable, free and without signup.

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    Donovan

    Pronounced DON-uh-vun

    boy
    Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Donovan does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Dark warrior; Strong fighter", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Donovan.
    Meaning
    "Dark warrior; Strong fighter"
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic

    Donovan is the strong fighter — and the battle belongs to the LORD. 'The battle is not yours, but God's.' Donovan fights knowing that victory was decided before the first blow.

    Spiritual meaning

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

    Related verses (KJV)

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

      2 Chronicles 20:15 (KJV) →

    • "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 (KJV) →
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