Dawn - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Dawn \da-wn\ is pronounced dornn. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "the first appearance of light, daybreak". Modern use of the word for a name. The Latin term Aurora dates back about 1500 years, but Dawn first appeared in the late 1920s. Opera singer Dawn Upshaw; comedian Dawn French; basketball player Dawn Staley.

Dawn has 14 variant forms: Adawna, Dawna, Dawne, Dawnelle, Dawnetta, Dawnette, Dawnielle, Dawnika, Dawnita, Dawnyelle, Dawnysia, Dowan, Duwan and Dwan.

For more information, see also the related name Keiba.

Baby names that sound like Dawn are Dagny, Dagne, Dagna, Dana, Dayne, Dayna, Danna, Dane, Daina, Daena, Dany, Danny, Danni, Dani, Deann, Dyann, Dyan, Diann, Dian, Danne, Dion, Deon, Dahna, Tawny, Tawni and Tawna.

Dawn is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Dawn. Compare Dawn with related baby names.