Details for the forename Donna

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Donna (female)


Variants:	Dol (F) Doll (F)
Pet Name(s):	Dolly (F)
Pet Name for:	Donalda (F)
Can be spelt:	Dona (F)
Masculine form:	Domhnall (M) Donald (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Personal communications [DC, JMcR]
Notes:	1. English and Scottish from Italian "lady" or "Lady of the House" introduced in the 1920s. Frequently linked with Marie in "Donna Marie". 2. Scottish feminine form of Gaelic Domhnall [q.v.] ("world ruler") or the Anglicized variant Donald. Feminine forms include Doileag, Dolag, Dolanna, Dolina, Dollag, Dona, Donalda, Donaldina, Donella, Donna, Donnag. Pet names include Dol, Doll, Dolly, Donna.