donna

Noun

donna (plural donnas)

1. 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[…]1837, Thomas Tod Stoddart, Angling reminiscences, page 65
   • 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, and the crafty but sympathetic peasant girl Zerlina.2005, Burton D. Fisher, Mozart's Don Giovanni, page 22

   Synonyms:

   lady, madam, mistress, noblewoman

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Donna

UK/ˈdɒnə/US/ˈdɑnə/

Donna

1. 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."1914, Mary McNeil Fenollosa, Ariadne of Allan Water, Burt, published 1914, page 30
   • I had a girl / Donna was her name. / Since she left me / I've never been the same.1958, Ritchie Valens, “Donna”
2. A city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, named after postmistress Donna Fletcher.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Donna

Donna (plural Donnas)

1. A surname from Italian.