Meaning of Donna | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female given name from Italian.
2. A surname from Italian.
3. A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
4. A city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States, named after postmistress Donna Fletcher.

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Examples

“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.”

“"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.”

“For Donna Cona, who has played it since before the Times acquisition, Wordle has become her go-to thing each morning.”

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