donna

UK /ˈdɒn.ə/ US /ˈdɑ.nə/
name 3noun 1

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noun

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[…]

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.

name

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."

I had a girl / Donna was her name. / Since she left me / I've never been the same.

2

A city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, named after postmistress Donna Fletcher.

name

1

A surname from Italian.

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