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What does Donna mean?
Donna 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced DAH-nah. It is of Italian origin, and the meaning of Donna is "lady". The original meaning is closer to "lady of the home". A title of respect, equivalent to Don for men. Modern use dates from the 1920s. See also Madonna. Actress Donna Reed; swimmer Donna Devarona; fashion designer Donna Karan; singer Donna Summer.
Variations
VARIANTS Dahna, Dahnya, Dona▼, Donalie, Donella, Donelle, Donetta, Donia, Donica, Donielle, Donisha, Donita, Donnalee, Donnalyn, Donnamarie, Donnell, Donnella, Donnelle, Donni, Donnica, Donnie▼, Donnisse, Donny, Donya, Ladonna▼
SEE ALSO Stevonna
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Donee, ..
(male) Donda, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Donna Kinsleigh (D.K.), ..
How popular is Donna?
Donna is a very prominent first name for women (#17 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#33876 out of 150436, Top 23%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Donna reached its top position of #8 in the U.S. during the years 1960-1969, and is currently at #1567. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Don, Dona, Donella, Donetta, Donia, Donielle, Donisha, Donita, Donnalee, Donnamarie, Donnie, Donya, Ladonna and Madonna are the popular related forms of Donna (#1567 IN 2018) appearing in the Top 2000. These forms of Donna were popular during the years 1950-1959 (MEDIAN #1376) and have become significantly less common since (#1971, DOWN 99.5%), with versions such as Madonna becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Donna▼ is alike in pronunciation to Daina, Dana▼, Danah, Danay, Danee, Dania, Dannee, Dannia, Deana▼, Deeana, Deenya, Denae, Denna, Denni, Dennie, Deona, Dhanna, Dina▼, Diona, Dionna, Donnay, Duana, Dwayna, Dyana and Dyna. Other recommended sound-alike names are Anonna, Canna, Danne, Davonna, Deonne, Dionne▼, Doda, Dola, Domina, Donata, Doncia, Donika, Dora▼, Dorma, Dosia, Dosya, Dova, Drina, Elonna, Genna, Gunna, Honna, Idonna, Ilonna, Jenna▼, Joanna, Johna, Jona, Jonna, Keonna, Lanna, Linna, Lonna, Lorna▼, Monna, Morna, Nanna, Nenna, Nonna, Norna, Oona, Rona, Ronna, Tunna, Yanna, Yoana, Yoanna, Yonina, Yvonna and Zanna. These names tend to be less commonly used than Donna.
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