Donna

Donna \don-na, do-nna\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Donna is pronounced as DAANNaa- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Donna: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Donna?

Donna is used predominantly in the English and Scottish languages, and it is derived from Celtic and Italian origins. Italian origin, English use: The name was first used by English speakers in the early 20th century, starting from the USA. It could have been derived directly from the Italian 'donna' (lady), or else it could have been from the older name Madonna ('my lady'), which of the same word. Similarly, the recent 20th century variant Ladonna definition can be taken to mean 'the lady'. Donna is a variant of the name Donalda meaning (English and Scottish). Donna a contraction of the name Madonna meaning and origin (English). The name Donna is widely used; it has 44 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English comprise Dahna name, name Dahnya origin, name Don, Donalda name popularity, what does the name Donaldina mean, name Donalie, Donata name variations, Donatella definition, Doneen name, name Donella origin, name Donelle meaning, Donetta meaning of name, name Donette meaning, Doni name popularity, Donia definition, short names for Donica, short names for Doniella, name Donielle meaning, Donisha definition, meaning of Donita, Donna-Marie pronounciation, baby name Donnah, Donnalee definition, name Donnalyn origin, Donnay name, Donne meaning, Donnell meaning, name Donnella, baby name Donnelle, Donnetta definition, Donnette meaning and origin, name Donnica meaning, Donnisse pronounciation, Donny meaning of name, Donya definition, name Ladonna meaning, Ladonne name popularity, and short names for Ladonya. Other English forms comprise the contraction nicknames for Dona, the diminutive forms name Dondi origin, meaning of Donni, and name Donnie origin, and the variant spelling Dawna name popularity. A variant of Donna in other languages is Kona meaning and origin (Hawaiian). See also the related forms, baby name Donald (English and Scottish) and Ricadonna name. Donna is a classic favorite. At present it is still a somewhat popular baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use before. At the peak of its usage in 1959, 1.754% of baby girls were given the name Donna. It ranked at #5 then. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is of infrequent use in recent years. In 2010, its usage was only 0.013% and its ranking #984, was nonetheless the most regularly used out of all girl names in its group. The name Donna has been mostly given to girls, though it has also been used as a boy name in the past century. In 1967, the name Donna was given to 287 times as many girls than boys.

The following famous people share the name Donna:

• Actress Donna Reed, born January 27, 1921 - January 14, 1986, Denison, Iowa
• Author Donna Tartt, born 1963, Greenwood, Mississippi
• Country Singer Donna Fargo, born Yvonne Vaughn, 10 November 1945, Mount Airy, North Carolina.

List of baby names that sound like Donna:

Donnag definition (Scottish), Daena meaning, Dahna meaning of name, Daim meaning of name, short names for Daina (English), Dama name (Italian and Spanish), what does the name Damey mean (English), name Dami (English), Damie meaning and origin (English), Damon name popularity, nicknames for Dana (English, Czech, German, Polish, Romanian, and Slavic), Danae name (English), Danah name popularity, baby name Danai, short names for Danan, short names for Danay, Danaye pronounciation, name Danean origin (English), Danee pronounciation (English), and Daneen meaning of name (English).

The baby name Donna fun facts:

The name Donna in reverse order is "Annod".

The numerological value of the name Donna is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Donna?

Donna is in the top names in USA.