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Meaning

The name Donna has the following meaning:

Italian for "Lady", or more accurately, "Lady of the home". It was used from the 1920s onwards, and briefly rose in popularity in the 1950s.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Donna is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 743 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Donna fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 30 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 1000 in the Top 1000 charts. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Donna in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Donna is pronounced as don-nah

Origins

Donna originates from the Italian language.
See other suggested Italian baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Donna and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Donna: Boys - Alfonso, Carmelo, Deangelo, Donte, Enzo, Gennaro, Giancarlo, Gianni, Gino, Giovanni, Jovani, Girls - Alda, Aldona, Aria, Bambi, Bianca, Camila, Concetta, Donita, Gabriella, Gia, Gianna, Both genders - Alma

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Donna: Dona (English), Ladonna (English)

Style

We think the name Donna should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Donna to be: A motherly, friendly figure

In one word, you might describe Donna as a(n) "motherly" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Donna (or its variants) are:

Donna Rice Hughes, born on 7 January, a famous scandal figure. Donna Rice Hughes's background: Famous for being a part of a sex scandal involving presidential candidate Gary Hart. She started modelling at the age of 13, while working at a clothes store and getting persistent straight As in school. The sex scandal threw Gary Hart out of presidential campaign. From the mid-1990s, Donna has worked as an anti-pornography activist.

Donna Jean Miller, born on 11 December, a famous actress. Donna Jean Miller's background: Commonly known as Donna Mills, she is an American actress, recognised mainly for her roles on soap operas and television. She is best known for her role as Laura Donnelly, in the daytime serial, 'Love is a Many Splendored Thing'.

Donna Douglas, born on 26 September, a famous actress. Donna Douglas's background: American actress and real estate agent. She is one of the most popular television actresses of her time. Best known for her role as the daughter of Jed Clampett (Buddy Ebsen), she is most often recognised as the actress in the long-running TV series 'The Beverly Hillbillies'.
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