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 [ 2 syll. don-na, do-nna ] The girl name Donna is pronounced as DAANah KEY. Donna is used chiefly in the English and Scottish languages, and it is derived from Celtic and Italian origins. Celtic and Italian origin, English use: The name was first used by English speakers in the early 20th century, starting from the USA. It could have been derived directly from the Italian 'donna' (lady), or else it could have been from the older name Madonna ('my lady'), which is also of the same word. Similarly, the recent 20th century variant Ladonna can be taken to mean 'the lady'. Donna has 21 variations that are used in both English and other languages. Variations of Donna used in English include Donella (also used in Scottish), Donelle, Donetta, Donette, Donia, Donica, Doniella, Donielle, Donnell, Donnetta, Donnette, Donny, Donya, Ladonna, Ladonne, and Ladonya. The short form Dona, the pet forms Donni and Donnie, and the variant spelling Dawna are other English forms. A variation of Donna in other languages is Kona (Hawaiian). In addition, Donna is a variation of the name Donalda (English and Scottish). Donna is also a short form of the name Madonna (English). See also the related form, Donald (English and Scottish). Donna is a classic favorite. At present it is still a somewhat popular baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use before. At the peak of its usage in 1959, 1.754% of baby girls were given the name Donna. It ranked at #5 then. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is of infrequent use in recent years. In 2008, its usage was only 0.013% and its ranking #973, but it was nonetheless the most regularly used out of all girl names in its group. The name Donna has been mostly given to girls, though it has also been used as a boy name in the past century. In 1967, the name Donna was given to 287 times as many girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Donna include Donah (English), Daina (English), Dama (Italian and Spanish), Damey (English), Dami (English), Damie (English), Dana (English, Czech, German, Polish, Romanian, and Slavic), Danae (English), Danaë (English), Danee (English), Dani (English), Dania (Hebrew, Scandinavian, and German), Danie (English), Danna (English), Danni (English), Dannie (English), Danny (English), Dany (French and German), Danya (English, Russian, and Hebrew), and Dawna (English). Details of famous persons named Donna: KEY: Pronunciation for Donna: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
