Donna (given name)
Donna is an English-language feminine first name meaning 'woman' in modern Italian, and 'lady' or 'mistress' in classical Italian. The original meaning is closer to 'lady of the home' and was a title of respect in Italy, equivalent to Don for gentlemen or lord. It is a common given name in the United States, particularly in Chicago, Florida, New York City, and Washington. It is rare as a surname.
People with the given name
- Donna Adelson, American convicted murderer
- Donna Air, English actress
- Donna Alvermann, American educator and researcher
- Donna Andrews, American author
- Donna Axum, American beauty pageant winner, author, television executive producer, philanthropist and model
- Donna Baird, American epidemiologist and evolutionary-population biologist
- Donna Barnes, American politician
- Donna J. Boley, American politician
- Donna Brazile, American political activist
- Donna Bruton, American painter, educator
- Donna Burke, Australian singer, voice actress and businesswoman
- Donna Christensen, American physician and politician
- Donna Cruz, Filipino pop singer
- Donna Deegan, American politician
- Donna D'Errico, American actress
- Donna Dixon, American actress
- Donna Doore, American politician
- Donna Douglas, American actress
- Donna Edwards, American politician
- Donna Ellis, American politician
- Donna Fargo, American country singer
- Donna M. Felling, American politician
- Donna Feore, Canadian choreographer and theatre director
- Donna Ferrato, American photojournalist and activist
- Donna Gabaccia, American historian
- Donna Givens, American politician from Alabama
- Donna Jean Godchaux, American singer
- Donna Gould, Australian cyclist
- Donna Hanover, American journalist, radio and television personality, and actress
- Donna Haraway, American philosopher
- Donna Harpauer, Canadian politician
- Donna Howard, American politician
- Donna Hylton, Jamaican-American kidnapper and murderer
- Donna Karan, American fashion designer
- Donna Kelce, American former banker
- Donna Kellogg, English badminton player
- Donna Kirkland, Australian politician
- Donna Kossy, American writer
- Donna Ladd, American journalist
- Donna Leon, American novelist
- Donna Lewis, Welsh singer
- Donna Loren, American singer and actress, the Dr Pepper Girl in the 1960s
- Donna Maguire, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
- Donna Mayhew, American javelin thrower
- Donna McKechnie, American actress
- Donna Mergler, Canadian physiologist
- Donna Mills, American actress who played Abby Cunningham on Knots Landing
- Donna Mombourquette, American politician
- Donna Morrissey, Canadian author
- Donna Murphy, American stage and film actress
- Donna Nelson, American chemist and professor
- Donna Orender, American Women's Pro Basketball League All-Star guard and former WNBA president
- Donna Pescow, American actress
- Donna Reed, American actress
- Donna Robertson, Scottish judoka and wrestler
- Donna Rozar, American politician, businesswoman, and nurse
- Donna Rubin, American tennis player
- Donna Scott-Mottley, Jamaican politician
- Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton
- Donna Strickland, Canadian physicist and Nobel laureate 2018
- Donna Summer, American singer, notably of disco music
- Donna Tartt, American writer
- Donna Testerman, mathematician
- Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player
- Donna Wilkes, American actress
- Donna Zuckerberg, American classicist, feminist, and writer
Fictional characters
- Donna Bishop, character in Home and Away
- Donna Berzatto, character on The Bear
- Donna Cabonna, character in That's So Raven
- Donna Duck, character in the 1937 Disney short Don Donald
- Donna Clark, a character in Halt and Catch Fire
- Donna Freedman, character in Neighbours
- Donna Hayward, character in Twin Peaks
- Donna Henshaw, a character in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
- Donna Logan, character in The Bold and the Beautiful
- Donna Ludlow, character in EastEnders
- Donna Martin, character in Beverly Hills, 90210
- Donna Meagle, main character in Parks and Recreation
- Donna Moss, main character in The West Wing
- Donna Noble, character in Doctor Who
- Donna Paulsen, character in Suits
- Donna Pinciotti, character That 70s Show
- Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!
- Donna Troy aka "Wonder Girl", character from DC Comics
- Donna Tubbs, character in The Cleveland Show
- Donna Windsor, character in Emmerdale
- Donna Yates, character in ''EastEnders''