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Donna
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donna dónna dònna Dønna
English
Etymology 1
A 19th-century invention from the en it - noun it donna; also interpreted as a feminine form of Donald.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɒnə/ UK
en /ˈdɑnə/ /ˈdänːə/ US
en En-us-Donna.ogg US
en ɒnə 2
Proper noun
en female Italian.
en 1914 Mary McNeil Fenollosa Ariadne of Allan Water Burt 1914 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."
en 1958 w:Ritchie Valens Donna I had a girl / Donna was her name. / Since she left me / I've never been the same.
en Gregory Krieg Progressive pro-Israel group takes on AIPAC in Michigan Democratic primary fight w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/12/politics/pro-israel-groups-michigan-democratic-primary/index.html 2022-07-12 The group has dramatically raised the stakes, too, in Maryland, ahead of its July 19 primary, already spending more than $4 million to defeat former Rep. Donna Edwards in the 4th Congressional District. J Street’s super PAC recently invested there to defend Edwards with a $500,000 television buy, complementing more than $150,000 in digital and direct mail advertising. https://web.archive.org/web/20250224111019/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/12/politics/pro-israel-groups-michigan-democratic-primary/index.html
en Saira Mueller Millions have played Wordle, but there’s more to the game than you’d expect w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/14/us/wordle-new-york-times-cec 2024-03-14 For Donna Cona, who has played it since before the Times acquisition, Wordle has become her go-to thing each morning. https://web.archive.org/web/20250819120312/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/14/us/wordle-new-york-times-cec
en city co/Hidalgo County s/Texas c/USA, named after postmistress Donna Fletcher.
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
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 唐娜 Tángnà
Greek: el Ντόνα f
Japanese: ja ドナ Dona
Korean: ko ^도나
Polish: pl Donna f
Russian: ru До́нна f
Thai: th ดอนนา dɔɔn-naa
Etymology 2
en :bor it:Donna + 1
Proper noun
s
en 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
Anagrams
en adnno Nando Andon Danno andon nonda nonad
Cebuano
Etymology
From ceb en Donna, from ceb it donna.
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb female English
Italian
Etymology
it
Proper noun
mfbysense
it matronymics
Plautdietsch
Noun
pdt noun
thunder
See also
German Low German: nds-de Donner