Meanings
proper nounDawna (plural Dawnas)
plural Dawnas
- A female given name from English.
The girls from our year were mainly named some version of Shawn. There was Shawna, Dawna, Shawnee, Dawnali, Shalana, and just plain Dawn and Shawn.
2012, Louise Erdrich, The Round House, Corsair, published 2013, →ISBN, page 292
Origin
From Dawn + -a in the 20th century.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
Dawna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dawna
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“Dawna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dawna. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dawna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dawna.
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