Dawn (name)
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| Dawn | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old English |
| Meaning | the first appearance of light, daybreak |
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Dawn is a feminine given name. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is the first appearance of light, daybreak.[citation needed] It is also used as a comparatively rare surname.
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People with the given name
- Dawn Beard (born 1971), American School Bus Driver known for her sassafras attitude and kind heart
- Dawn Black (born 1943), politician in British Columbia, Canada
- Dawn Brancheau (1969-2010), SeaWorld trainer killed by Tilikum, the orca in 2010.
- Dawn Butler (born 1969), Labour Member of Parliament for Brent South
- Dawn Burrell (born 1973), American long jumper
- Dawn Ellerbe (born 1974), American hammer thrower
- Dawn Evelyn Paris (1918–1993), Oscar-nominated American actress
- Dawn Fraser (born 1937), Australian champion swimmer
- Dawn French (born 1957), British comedian
- Dawn Jones, science teacher
- Dawn Langstroth (born 1979), Canadian singer/songwriter and painter
- Dawn Lake (1927-2006), Australian entertainer
- Dawn Marie (born 1970), American former professional wrestler and former WWE Diva
- Dawn Penn (born 1952), Jamaican singer
- Dawn Porter (born 1979), British television presenter
- Dawn Powell (1896–1965), American writer of satirical novels
- Dawn Primarolo (born 1954), British Member of Parliament for Bristol South
- Dawn Angelique Richard (born 1983), member of the musical girl group Danity Kane
- Dawn Robinson (born 1968), former lead singer of supergroup En Vogue and Lucy Pearl
- Dawn Rossi (born 1971), radio personality heard on The Rob, Arnie, and Dawn Show
- Dawn Silva (born 1954), American funk vocalist
- Dawn Staley (born 1970), US-American basketball player and coach
- Dawn Steel (1946–1997), first woman to run a major Hollywood film studio
- Dawn Wells (born 1938), American actress
Characters with the name
- Dawn, a character in Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, the fourth season of the Total Drama series
- Dawn (Pokémon), a video game character in the Pokémon franchise
- Dawn Green, the second victim of the serial killer on True Blood
- Dawn of the Altitude Era, a pro wrestler in WWE
- Dawn Schafer, a character in The Baby-sitters Club and California Diaries
- Dawn Summers, a character in the popular television and comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Dawn Swann, a character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Dawn Tartikoff, the character released and portrayed by Caitlin Mowrey on the NBC sitcom, City Guys
- Dawn Tinsley, the receptionist in the British situation comedy The Office
- Dawn Wiener, the main character in the film Welcome to the Dollhouse
- Dawn Woods, a character in Emmerdale
- Eos, Greek goddess of the dawn
- Mythic Dawn, a religious cult in the video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Prairie Dawn, a muppet character in Sesame Street
People with the surname
- Elizabeth Dawn (born Sylvia Butterfield 1939), British actress
- Jeff Dawn, American makeup artist
- Marva Dawn (born 1948), Christian theologian, author, musician and educator
- Pieretta Dawn (born 1994), English-writing Thai author
Spacecraft
- Dawn (spacecraft), which is exploring 4 Vesta and later Ceres in the Asteroid belt.
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