The Baby Name Wizard

Reader Contributions

Contribute to, or edit, this collection of community wisdom on the name Dawn!

Comments and insights on the name Dawn: | Edit

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

Share what you know!

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