Given name & surname
Donne
“from of Donald, meaning”
Donne is a variant of Don. One Scottish interpretation is “from of Donald, meaning "ruler of the world.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donne is a variant of Don. One Scottish interpretation is “from of Donald, meaning "ruler of the world.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Donne is a variant of Don. An origin associated with Don is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 196
- 80 boys · 116 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 441 as a first name in 2020; 185 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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