DONNA
DAH-nə
A name built from the Latin word for “lady,” with a long history as a respectful title for a woman.
Meaning
Donna comes from the Italian word for “lady,” ultimately from Latin. The excerpt also notes that it became a generic term for woman in Italy, and that it belongs to a family of old words connected with womanhood, nobility, and freedom. In modern use it reads as a straightforward feminine given name.
Origin
LatinItalianfeminine
Fun fact
The same root family that produced donna also fed into a surprising number of mythological and personal names in older European naming traditions.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names.