Donna (first name)
Donna is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
Donna is an English female given name, derived from the Italian donna meaning "woman", "lady". Alternatively, Donna can also be a feminine form of the masculine given name Donald .
Name bearers
First name
- Donna Allen (* 20th century), American pop singer
- Donna Ball (* 1951), American novelist
- Donna Christian-Christensen (* 1945), American politician
- Donna Creighton (* 1985), British skeleton pilot
- Donna Woolfolk Cross (born 1947), American writer
- Donna Cruz (* 1977), Filipino singer and actress
- Donna D'Errico (* 1968), American actress
- Donna Dixon (born 1957), American actress
- Donna Dubinsky (* 1955), American entrepreneur
- Donna Edwards (* 1958), American politician
- Donna Faber (* 1971), American tennis player
- Donna Fargo (* 1945), American country singer
- Donna Fraser (born 1972), British athlete
- Donna Freitas (* 1972), American theologian and author
- Donna Gigliotti (* 1955), American film producer
- Donna Godchaux (* 1945), American singer
- Donna Haliday (* 1981), New Zealand badminton player
- Donna Haraway (* 1944), American natural science historian and biologist
- Donna Hartley (1955-2013), British athlete
- Donna Henry (* 1990), Jamaican soccer player
- Donna Hightower (1926–2013), American jazz and pop singer
- Donna Karan (* 1948), American fashion designer and entrepreneur
- Donna Kellogg (* 1978), British badminton player
- Donna Kossy (* 1957), American writer and editor
- Donna Leon (* 1942), American writer
- Donna Lewis (born 1973), Welsh pop singer
- Donna MacFarlane (* 1977), Australian obstacle runner
- Donna Morein (* 20th century), American mezzo-soprano
- Donna Murphy (born 1959), American actress
- Donna Jo Napoli (* 1948), American linguist and writer
- Donna Nelson (* 1954), American chemist
- Donna Orender (* 20th century), American basketball player and official
- Donna Phelan (* 1972), Canadian triathlete
- Donna Reed (1921–1986), American actress
- Donna Reid (* 1960), Jamaican reggae singer
- Donna Shalala (* 1941), American politician
- Donna Summer (1948–2012), American singer and songwriter
- Donna Tartt (* 1963), American writer
- Donna Urquhart (* 1986), Australian squash player
- Donna Vargas (* 1975), Brazilian actress
- Donna de Varona (* 1947), American swimmer
- Donna Vekić (* 1996), Croatian tennis player
- Donna Weinbrecht (* 1965), American freestyle skier
- Donna Williams (1963-2017), Australian writer
stage name
- Donna Summer (1948–2012), American singer and songwriter
Web links
- Donna on en.wiktionary.org (Eng.)