Donna
English
editEtymology 1
editA 19th-century invention from the Italian noun donna; also interpreted as a feminine form of Donald.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDonna
- A female given name from Italian.
- 1914, Mary McNeil Fenollosa, Ariadne of Allan Water, Burt, published 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 (lyrics and music), “Donna”:
- I had a girl / Donna was her name. / Since she left me / I've never been the same.
- A city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, named after postmistress Donna Fletcher.
Usage notes
edit- Popular in the U.S.A. in the 1940s and the 1950s, and in the U.K. in the 1970s and the 1980s.
Translations
editfemale given name
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editDonna (plural Donnas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
edit- 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Donna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 479.
Anagrams
editCebuano
editEtymology
editFrom English Donna, from Italian donna.
Proper noun
editDonna
- a female given name from English
Italian
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editDonna m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a matronymic
Plautdietsch
editNoun
editDonna
See also
edit- German Low German: Donner
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