Girl

Dawna

DAW-nuh

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“English variant of Dawn, meaning 'first light' or 'daybreak.' Poetic nature name with hopeful metaphorical associations and gentle beauty.”

Popularity Over Time

Dawna US popularity rank over timeRank 18609 in 2013 to rank 579 in 1966. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#579#9594#18609191919401960198020002023

Dawna is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

2

Nicknames

DawnDaw

Style

VintageSoftNatureEthereal

Famous Bearers

  • Dawna Kaufmann (author)
  • various cultural figures

Collections

Nature Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across English-speaking cultures

People Also Ask

English variant of Dawn, meaning 'first light' or 'daybreak.' Poetic nature name with hopeful metaphorical associations and gentle beauty.

Dawna is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Dawna include Dawn, Daw.

Names that pair beautifully with Dawna include Flora, Juniper, Elowen, Wren, Florian.