Dawn (name)
Appearance
Gender | female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Old English |
Meaning | the first appearance of light, daybreak |
Dawn is a feminine given name. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is the first appearance of light, daybreak.[citation needed] It is also used as a comparatively rare surname.
It is sometimes used as a name for Eos, the Greek goddess of the dawn.
People
- Dawn Best (born 1981), American comic book artist
- Dawn Birley (born 1977), Canadian taekwondo practitioner and actress
- Dawn Black (born 1943), politician in British Columbia, Canada
- Dawn Brancheau (1969-2010), SeaWorld trainer killed by Tilikum, the orca in 2010.
- Dawn Butler (born 1969), British Labour Member of Parliament for Brent Central
- Dawn Burrell (born 1973), American long jumper
- Dawn Cavanagh, South African women's rights activist
- Dawn Dawson, American jetski racer and commentator
- Dawn Ellerbe (born 1974), American hammer thrower
- Dawn Evelyn Paris (1918–1993), Oscar-nominated American actress
- Dawn Fitzpatrick, American investment and financial officer
- Dawn Fraser (born 1937), Australian champion swimmer
- Dawn French (born 1957), British comedian
- Dawn Hudson (born c. 1957), CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Dawn Langstroth (born 1979), Canadian singer/songwriter and painter
- Dawn Lake (1927-2006), Australian entertainer
- Dawn Lott, African-American mathematician
- Dawn Marie (born 1970), American former professional wrestler and former WWE Diva
- Dawn Mello (1931–2020), American fashion retail executive
- Dawn Moncrieffe (born 1968), Canadian athlete
- Dawn Penn (born 1952), Jamaican singer
- Dawn Porter (born 1979), British television presenter
- Dawn Powell (1896–1965), American writer of satirical novels
- Dawn Primarolo (born 1954), British Member of Parliament for Bristol South
- Dawn Rasmussen, retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa
- Dawn Angelique Richard (born 1983), member of the musical girl group Danity Kane
- Dawn Robinson (born 1968), former lead singer of supergroup En Vogue and Lucy Pearl
- Dawn Rossi (born 1971), radio personality heard on The Rob, Arnie, and Dawn Show
- Dawn Silva (born 1954), American funk vocalist
- Dawn Staley (born 1970), US-American basketball player and coach
- Dawn Steel (1946–1997), first woman to run a major Hollywood film studio
- Dawn Wells (born 1938), American actress
- Dawn Burnor (born 1947), American mother
Fictional characters
- Dawn (Pokémon), female protagonist of the games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
- Dawn Bellwether, assistant mayor and main antagonist of Zootopia
- Dawn Green, the second victim of the serial killer on True Blood
- Dawn Schafer, a character in The Baby-sitters Club and California Diaries
- Dawn Summers, a character in the popular television and comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Dawn Swann, a character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Dawn Tinsley, the receptionist in the British situation comedy The Office
- Dawn Wiener, the main character in the film Welcome to the Dollhouse
- Dawn Woods, a character in the popular ITV soap opera Emmerdale
- Prairie Dawn, a muppet character in Sesame Street
- Dawn, a character from Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
- Dawn Star, a character from the action role-playing video game Jade Empire
Surname
- Adria Dawn, American actor, writer and producer
- Dolly Dawn (born Theresa Stabile, 1916–2002), American singer
- Elizabeth Dawn (born Sylvia Butterfield, 1939–2017), British actress
- Jeff Dawn, American makeup artist
- Julie Dawn (born Juliana Mostosi, 1920–2000), English singer
- Marva Dawn (born 1948), Christian theologian, author, musician and educator
- Pieretta Dawn (born 1994), English-writing Thai author
Spacecraft
- Dawn (spacecraft), which is exploring 4 Vesta and later Ceres in the Asteroid belt.