Dawna - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Dawna \da(w)-na\ is a variant of Dawn (Old English), and the meaning of Dawna is "the first appearance of light, daybreak".

The baby name Dawna sounds like Dagna, Daina, Dana, Dayna, Danna, Daena, Dawne, Dahna and Tawna. Other similar baby names are Dafna and Fawna.

Dawna is a very common first name for women (#1479 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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