# 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 Air (born 1979), English actress
* Donna Alvermann, American educator and researcher
* Donna Andrews, American author
* Donna Axum (1942–2018), 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 (born 1935), American politician
* Donna Brazile, American political activist
* Donna Bruton (1954–2012), American painter, educator
* Donna Burke, Australian singer, voice actress and businesswoman
* Donna Christensen (born 1945), American physician and politician
* Donna Cruz, Filipino pop singer
* Donna Deegan (born 1961), American politician
* Donna D'Errico, American actress
* Donna Dixon, American actress
* Donna Doore, American politician
* Donna Douglas, American actress
* Donna Edwards, American politician
* Donna Fargo, American country singer
* Donna M. Felling, American politician
* Donna Feore (born 1963), Canadian choreographer and theatre director
* Donna Ferrato (born 1949), American photojournalist and activist
* Donna Gabaccia (born 1949), American historian
* Donna Givens, American politician from Alabama
* Donna Gould (born 1966), Australian cyclist
* Donna Hanover (born 1950), American journalist, radio and television personality, and actress
* Donna Howard (born 1951), American politician
* Donna Haraway, American philosopher
* Donna Harpauer, Canadian politician
* Donna Hylton, Jamaican-American kidnapper and murderer
* Donna Karan, American fashion designer
* Donna Kellogg (born 1978), English badminton player
* Donna Kirkland, Australian politician
* Donna Kossy (born 1957), American writer
* Donna Leon (born 1942), American novelist
* Donna Lewis, Welsh singer
* Donna Loren (born 1947), 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 (born 1942), American actress
* Donna Mergler, Canadian physiologist
* Donna Mills, American actress who played Abby Cunningham on Knots Landing
* Donna Morrissey, Canadian author
* Donna Murphy (born 1959), American stage and film actress
* Donna Nelson (born 1954), American chemist and professor
* Donna Orender (born 1957), American Women's Pro Basketball League All-Star guard and former WNBA president
* Donna Pescow, American actress
* Donna Reed, American actress
* Donna Robertson (born 1969), Scottish judoka and wrester
* Donna Rozar (born 1950), American politician, businesswoman, and nurse
* Donna Rubin (born 1959), 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 (1948–2012), American singer, notably of disco music
* Donna Tartt, American writer
* Donna Testerman (born 1960), mathematician
* Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player
* Donna Wilkes (born 1958), American actress
* Donna Zuckerberg (born 1987), American classicist, feminist, and writer

## Fictional characters

* Donna Bishop, character in Home and Away
* Donna Cabonna, character in That's So Raven
* Donna Duck, character in the 1937 Disney short Don Donald
* Donna Clark (née Emerson), 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