Donna (given name)
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɒnə/; Italian: [ˈdɔnna] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Girl or Woman |
| Region of origin | Italy |
Donna is an English-language feminine first name meaning "woman" in Italian. The original meaning is closer to "lady of the home" and was a title of respect in Italy, equivalent to Don for men. It is a common given name in the United States (particularly in Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco[citation needed]). It is rare as a surname.[citation needed]
People with the given name
- Donna Air, English actress
- Donna Brazile, American political activist
- Donna Burke, Australian singer, voice actress and businesswoman
- Donna Cruz, Filipino pop singer
- Donna Denaya, Filipino beauty
- Donna D'Errico, American actress
- Donna Devon, European-born fashion model
- Donna Dixon, American actress
- Donna Douglas, American actress
- Donna Edwards, U.S. House of Representatives member
- Donna Fargo, American country singer
- Donna Hylton, Jamaican-American kidnapper and murderer
- Donna Karan, American fashion designer
- Donna Leon, American novelist
- Donna Lewis, Welsh singer
- Donna Loren, American singer and actress, the Dr Pepper Girl in the 1960s
- Donna Marie Lombardi, American reality star
- Donna Maguire, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
- Donna Mayhew, American javelin thrower
- Donna McKechnie, American actress
- Donna Mills, American actress who played Abby Cunningham on Knots Landing
- Donna Morrissey, Canadian author
- Donna Murphy, American stage and film actress
- Donna Orender (née Geils; born 1957), American Women's Pro Basketball League All-Star guard and former WNBA president
- Donna Pescow, American actress
- Donna Reed, American actress
- Donna Rowe, American actress, model, businesswoman
- Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton
- Donna Strickland, Canadian physicist and Nobel laureate 2018
- Donna Summer, American singer, notably of disco music
- Donna Tartt, American writer
- Donna Vekic, Croatian tennis player
Fictional characters
- Donna Cabonna in That's So Raven
- Donna Duck in the 1937 Disney short Don Donald
- Donna Emerson Clark in Halt and Catch Fire
- Donna Freedman in Neighbours
- Donna Hayward in Twin Peaks
- Donna Henshaw in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
- Donna Logan in The Bold and the Beautiful
- Donna Ludlow in EastEnders
- Donna Martin in Beverly Hills 90210
- Donna Meagle in Parks and Recreation
- Donna Moss in The West Wing
- Donna Noble in Doctor Who
- Donna Paulsen in Suits
- Donna Pinciotti in TV show That 70s Show
- Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!
- Donna Troy aka "Wonder Girl" in the Teen Titans
- Donna Tubbs in The Cleveland Show
- Donna Windsor in Emmerdale
- Donna Yates in EastEnders
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