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Cute and beautiful name

Personal experiences with the name Dawn: | Edit

I knew lots of Dawns growing up in the UK- born in the early 60's.
Seems like they are all named Dawn Marie, definately the 60's.

I love my name, Dawn Lea, and was just mine until I was 24, in 1970 in Portland (I was from the mid-west). Then it was strange to hear my name said when it wasn't refering to me. Of coarse, Don, Tom, John and Lon confused me often. If someone said our names, Don, Lynn and Kim--another would think that I was the boy and Lynn and Kim were girls. That would confuse some people when they met us.!! lol

Nicknames for Dawn: | Edit

Delta Dawn, Dawnovan, Dawnie, DeeDee

Meanings and history of the name Dawn: | Edit

The name Dawn is of Old English origin, and means "the first appearance of light, daybreak."
"Dawn refers to the twilight before sunrise.

There are also more technical definitions of dawn:

**Astronomical dawn is the moment after which the sky is no longer completely dark, formally defined as the time at which the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon in the morning.
**Nautical dawn that time at which there is just enough sunlight for the horizon and some objects to be distinguishable, formally defined as the time at which the sun is 12 degrees below the horizon in the morning.
**Civil dawn is that time at which there is enough light for objects to be distinguishable and that outdoor activities can commence, formally defined as the time at which the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon in the morning."

Famous real-life people named Dawn: | Edit

Dawn Wells, American actress who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island"
Dawn Lyn (born Dawn Lyn Nervik), American child actress who played Dodie on "My Three Sons"
Dawn French, English comedian
Dawn Frasier, Australian Olympic gold medalist in swimming
Dawn Steele, first woman to run a major movie studio
Dawn Robinson, lead singer of En Vogue

Dawn in song, story & screen: | Edit

"Delta Dawn," song by Tanya Tucker
"Dawn," song by Frankie Valli
Dawn Summers, character in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer film and TV series
Dawn Schafer from the Baby-Sitters Club book series
Dawn Wiener, protagonist of the 1994 film "Welcome to the Dollhouse"
Leah's mother Dawn in Teen Mom 2