/ˈdɒn.ə/, /ˈdɑ.nə/
OriginFrom Italian donna. Doublet of dame and domina.
- A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
“What are the songs of Italy, sung as they are by the donnas of the scenic board, but a replication of squalls and quavers, infinitely more annoying than the gibberish of crones[…]”
“In Don Giovannis three female characters, the diverse spectrum of womanhood is rendered complete: the great opera seria character of the avenging Donna Anna, the sentimental and spurned Donna' Elvira,”
- A female given name from Italian.
“"Did you ever know a lady named Miss May-rant? With a funny sort of first name, like Donna? Yes, that is it - Miss Donna May-rant."”
“I had a girl / Donna was her name. / Since she left me / I've never been the same.”
“For Donna Cona, who has played it since before the Times acquisition, Wordle has become her go-to thing each morning.”
- A city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, named after postmistress Donna Fletcher.
- A surname from Italian.
Formsdonnas(plural) · Donnas(plural)