Dona

Dona: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “lady”
Origin: Latin
Say it: DOH-nuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Dona reflects Spanish and Portuguese dona, from Latin domina, meaning “lady.” In English usage it can also function as a variant of Donna.

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How popular is Dona?

20241.8 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Dona in 20246

Peak year1933

Total US babies since 188019,027

Dona is fading: recent use is about 40% of its level ten years before.

Names like Dona

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Norahonor · Latin
Lucylight · Latin
Gracegrace; favor · Latin

Dona questions

What does the name Dona mean?

Dona means "lady". It comes from Latin. Dona reflects Spanish and Portuguese dona, from Latin domina, meaning “lady.” In English usage it can also function as a variant of Donna.

Is Dona a boy or girl name?

Dona is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dona?

6 US babies were named Dona in 2024. Its peak year was 1933.

How do you pronounce Dona?

Dona is usually pronounced DOH-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.