What is "donelson"

Donelson may refer to:

• Fort Donelson, near Nashville, Tennessee
  • Battle of Fort Donelson
• Donelson, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville
• Donelson Christian Academy Christian school in Donelson

People

• Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799–1871), American diplomat and candidate for Vice President in 1856
• Daniel Smith Donelson (1802–1863), Tennessee military man
• John Donelson (1718–1785), co-founder of Nashville, for whom the suburb is named
• Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson (1767–1828), wife of Andrew Jackson, seventh President
• Donelson (surname)

Donelson is a surname of Scottish origin and it is a corruption of the name Donaldson which is a patronymic for the name Donald. Donaldson is also an English rendering of the name MacDonald. The name MacDonald in some cases became Donaldson and due to pronunciation of the name it corrupted to Donelson.