Donna
English
Etymology 1
A 19th-century invention from the Italian noun donna; also interpreted as a feminine form of Donald.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒnə
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
Donna
- A female given name from Italian.
- 1914 Mary McNeil Fenollosa, Ariadne of Allan Water, Burt, 1914, page 30:
- "Did you ever know a lady named Miss May-rant? With a funny sort of first name, like Donna? Yes, that is it - Miss Donna May-rant."
- 1958 Ritchie Valens Donna ( a song) :
- I had a girl / Donna was her name. / Since she left me / I've never been the same.
- 1914 Mary McNeil Fenollosa, Ariadne of Allan Water, Burt, 1914, page 30:
Usage notes
- Popular in the U.S.A. in the 1940s and the 1950s, and in the U.K. in the 1970s and the 1980s.
Translations
female given name
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Donna (plural Donnas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Donna is the 36246th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 618 individuals. Donna is most common among White (81.88%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Donna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 479.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Donna, from Italian donna.
Proper noun
Donna
- a female given name from English
Italian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Donna ?
- a surname originating as a matronymic
Plautdietsch
Noun
Donna
See also
- German Low German: Donner
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