donna

¹

[ dawn-nah ]

noun

1. (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
2. an Italian lady.

Donna

²

[ don-uh ]

noun

1. a female given name.

Donna

/ ˈdɒnə; ˈdɔnna /

noun

1. an Italian title of address equivalent to Madam, indicating respect

Word History and Origins

Origin of donna¹

1660–70; < Italian < Latin domina, feminine of dominus

Word History and Origins

Origin of donna¹

C17: from Italian, from Latin domina lady, feminine of dominus lord, master

Example Sentences

As of March 30, however, over 2,000 children being held at the main Border Patrol facility in Donna had been there for more than 72 hours, according to reporters.

From ProPublica

SAN ANTONIO — Brenda Frese was about to sit down during an NCAA tournament film session when her parents, Bill and Donna, unexpectedly popped up on the screen.

From Washington Post

He surprised the other siblings several rows up from their parents, and they forced him to hide and wait for a timeout to say hello to Bill and Donna.

From Washington Post

After winning the Big Ten tournament with Bill and Donna seated in the front row, Brenda cut the nets down and headed into the stands to drape the braided nylon around Bill’s neck as the tears flowed.

From Washington Post

Temporary facilities have been built by DHS to house children in its custody temporarily, including a facility in Donna, Texas, that quickly became overcrowded.

From Time

On one summer lunch hour, Donna Ann Levonuk, 50, lifted a tub of diaper cream priced at $43.98—and then stashed it in her purse.

From The Daily Beast

Hughes, when she was known as Donna Rice, was involved in a steamy scandal involving presidential politics.

From The Daily Beast

Middleton only bridles when asked about the likelihood of marrying his girlfriend, the presenter Donna Air.

From The Daily Beast

Zayas recalled a witness claiming that once "Delle Donna referred to Elvin as a spic."

From The Daily Beast

"When Negron got let go, he got a tape recorder," a source close to the Delle Donna case told me.

From The Daily Beast

The tenor dies; the prima donna appears to do the same, but the libretto consoles you by declaring that she only swoons.

From Project Gutenberg

He sang bravura airs with a facility of vocalisation any prima donna might have envied.

From Project Gutenberg

Even here the glorious voice of the prima donna floated clear as a silver bell.

From Project Gutenberg

The young girl became, thanks to him, the celebrated prima donna of the Fenice theatre, at Venice in 1820.

From Project Gutenberg

Then he went behind the scenes, for he was known as the husband of the prima donna and was allowed access to her dressing-room.

From Project Gutenberg