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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Donna f. Italian donna 'lady' from Latin domina 'lady'.

Italy
Latin
◑ 1265x1339 Donella (nom) BBC-Berg 210
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Donna". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Donna.