Dawne - name meaning, origin

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

The baby name Dawne sounds like Dagne, Dayne, Dane, Dawna and Danne. Other similar baby names are Dafne and Fawne.

Dawne is a somewhat common first name for women (#2760 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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