Donna

Donna is an English given name borrowed directly from the Italian word meaning lady or woman, itself derived from Latin domina, the feminine form of dominus, meaning lord or master. It rose to widespread popularity in the United States during the mid-twentieth century, becoming a common name for girls born in the 1950s and 1960s. The name is associated with the 1958 pop hit Donna by Ritchie Valens, which helped cement its cultural prominence. Related forms include the Italian and Spanish Donna used as a courtesy title, and the masculine counterpart Don derives from the same Latin root.