Dawne
A girls’ name of Modern American origin, meaning first light; variant spelling of dawn.
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Dawne by the numbers
Its American peak was 124 babies in 1965, making it a 1960s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dawne. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Dawne
Names that are said the same way as Dawne, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the dawn
Like Dawne, each of these has the dawn in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zoradawn203 in the US (2017)
- Roxannedawn; a form of Roxana188 in the US (2017)
- Luceromorning star; bringer of light137 in the US (2017)
- Orianagolden or dawn; from Latin aureus28 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Dawne, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Dawne
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