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Dawn
Gender	female, male
Origin
Word/name	Old English
Meaning	the first appearance of light, daybreak

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Dawn is a mostly feminine given name, although it can be used as a masculine given name as well. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is the first appearance of light, daybreak.^{[citation needed]}

It is sometimes used as a name for Eos (Greek: Ἠώς), the Greek goddess of the dawn.

People

Dawn (Kim Hyo-jong, born 1994), South Korean rapper
Dawn Birley (born 1977), Canadian taekwondo practitioner and actress
Dawn Black (born 1943), politician in British Columbia, Canada
Dawn Brancheau (1969–2010), SeaWorld trainer
Dawn Butler (born 1969), British Labour Member of Parliament for Brent Central
Dawn Burrell (born 1973), American long jumper
Dawn Cavanagh, South African women's rights activist
Dawn Crosby (1963–1996) American Singer, was the former lead singer of the underground act Detente.
Dawn Dawson, American jetski racer and commentator
Dawn Dumont, Canadian writer
Dawn Ellerbe (born 1974), American hammer thrower
Dawn Evelyn Paris (1918–1993), American actress
Dawn Fitzpatrick, American investment and financial officer
Dawn Frank, American biologist and academic administrator
Dawn Fraser (born 1937), Australian champion swimmer
Dawn French (born 1957), British comedian
Dawn Hudson (born 1956), CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Dawn Langstroth (born 1979), Canadian singer/songwriter and painter
Dawn Lake (1927–2006), Australian entertainer
Dawnn Lewis (born 1961), American actress
Dawn Lott, African-American mathematician
Dawn Marie (born 1970), American former professional wrestler and former WWE Diva
Dawn Mello (1931–2020), American fashion retail executive
Dawn Moncrieffe (born 1968), Canadian athlete
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 Olanick (1964–1982), American murder victim
Dawn Olivieri (born 1981), American actress
Dawn Rasmussen, retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa
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 Silva (born 1954), American funk vocalist
Dawn Staley (born 1970), American basketball player and coach
Dawn Steel (1946–1997), American film studio executive and producer
Dawn Stern (born 1966), American actress
Dawn Wells (1938–2020), American actress
Dawn Walker, Australian politician
Dawn Zulueta (born 1969), Filipina actress

Fictional characters

Dawn (Pokémon), female protagonist of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum
Dawn Green, the second victim of the serial killer on True Blood
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 Tinsley, the receptionist in the British situation comedy The Office
Dawn Woods, a character in the popular ITV soap opera Emmerdale
Prairie Dawn, a muppet character in Sesame Street
Dawn Harper, one of the titular characters in the Nickelodeon series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
Dawn Betterman in The Croods
Pink Dawn, a villain in Danger Mouse
Dawn, a contestant on Total Drama: Revenge of the Island

Surname

Adria Dawn, American actress
Dolly Dawn (born Theresa Stabile, 1916–2002), American singer
Elizabeth Dawn (born Sylvia Butterfield, 1939–2017), British actress
Jeff Dawn, American makeup artist
Julie Dawn (born Juliana Mostosi, 1920–2000), English singer
Marva Dawn (1948–2021), American theologian
Pieretta Dawn (born 1994), English-writing Thai author

Spacecraft

Dawn (spacecraft), which is exploring 4 Vesta and later Ceres in the Asteroid belt.

External links

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 {{Infobox given name
 |name= Dawn
-|gender= [[Female]]
+|gender= [[female]], [[male]]
-|origin= [[Old English language|Old English]]
+|origin= [[Old English Becky |Old English]]
 |meaning=  ''the first appearance of light, daybreak''
 }}
+[[File:Dawn_Harper_Daegu_2011.jpg|thumb|alt=Dawn Harper|Dawn Harper]]
-'''Dawn''' is a female given name. It is of [[Old English language|Old English]] origin, and it's meaning is ''the first appearance of light, daybreak''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} It is also used a comparatively rare surname. It also was named after a few places, politics, dolls, a spacecraft, and after a couple of novels.
+'''Dawn''' is a mostly feminine given name, although it can be used as a masculine given name as well. It is of [[Old English language|Old English]] origin, and its meaning is ''the first appearance of light, daybreak''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
+It is sometimes used as a name for [[Eos]] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ἠώς), the Greek goddess of the dawn.
-==People with the given name ''Dawn''==
-*[[Dawn Black]] (born 1943), politician in British Columbia, Canada
-*[[Dawn Butler]] (born 1969), Labour Member of Parliament for Brent South
-*[[Dawn Burrell]] (born 1973), American long jumper
-*[[Dawn DeFeo]] (1956-1974), sister and victim of murderer Ronald DeFeo, Jr., whose crimes inspired The Amityville Horror book and movies
-*[[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 Langstroth]] (born 1979), Canadian singer/songwriter and painter
-*[[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-Key]] (born 1971), radio personality heard on the 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
-==People with the (Surname) ''Dawn''==
+==People==
-*[[Elizabeth Dawn]] (born 1939), British actress
+* [[Dawn (rapper)|Dawn]] (Kim Hyo-jong, born 1994), South Korean rapper
-*[[Marva Dawn]] (born 1948), Christian theologian, author, musician and educator
+* [[Dawn Birley]] (born 1977), Canadian taekwondo practitioner and actress
+* [[Dawn Black]] (born 1943), politician in [[British Columbia]], Canada
+* [[Dawn Brancheau]] (1969–2010), SeaWorld trainer
+* [[Dawn Butler]] (born 1969), British Labour Member of Parliament for [[Brent Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Brent Central]]
+* [[Dawn Burrell]] (born 1973), American long jumper
+* [[Dawn Cavanagh]], South African women's rights activist
+* [[Dawn Crosby]] (1963–1996) American Singer, was the former lead singer of the underground act Detente.
+*[[Dawn Dawson]], American jetski racer and commentator
+*[[Dawn Dumont]], Canadian writer
+* [[Dawn Ellerbe]] (born 1974), American hammer thrower
+* [[Dawn Evelyn Paris]] (1918–1993), American actress
+* [[Dawn Fitzpatrick]], American investment and financial officer
+* [[Dawn Frank]], American biologist and academic administrator
+* [[Dawn Fraser]] (born 1937), Australian champion swimmer
+* [[Dawn French]] (born 1957), British comedian
+* [[Dawn Hudson]] (born 1956), CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
+* [[Dawn Langstroth]] (born 1979), Canadian singer/songwriter and painter
+* [[Dawn Lake]] (1927–2006), Australian entertainer
+* [[Dawnn Lewis]] (born 1961), American actress
+* [[Dawn Lott]], African-American mathematician
+* [[Dawn Marie]] (born 1970), American former professional wrestler and former WWE Diva
+* [[Dawn Mello]] (1931–2020), American fashion retail executive
+* [[Dawn Moncrieffe]] (born 1968), Canadian athlete
+* [[Dawn Penn]] (born 1952), Jamaican singer
+* [[Dawn O'Porter|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
+* [[Murder of Dawn Olanick|Dawn Olanick]] (1964–1982), American murder victim
+* [[Dawn Olivieri]] (born 1981), American actress
+* [[Dawn Rasmussen]]''',''' retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa
+* [[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 Silva]] (born 1954), American funk vocalist
+* [[Dawn Staley]] (born 1970), American basketball player and coach
+* [[Dawn Steel]] (1946–1997),  American film studio executive and producer
+* [[Dawn Stern]] (born 1966), American actress
+* [[Dawn Wells]] (1938–2020), American actress
+* [[Dawn Walker]], Australian politician
+* [[Dawn Zulueta]] (born 1969), Filipina actress
+==Fictional characters==
-{{given name|surname}}
+* [[Dawn (Pokémon)]], female protagonist of ''Pokémon Diamond'', ''Pearl'' and ''Platinum''
+*[[Dawn Green]], the second victim of the serial killer on ''True Blood''
+* [[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 Tinsley]], the receptionist in the British situation comedy ''The Office''
+* [[Dawn Woods]], a character in the popular ITV soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]''
+* Prairie Dawn, a muppet character in ''Sesame Street''
+* Dawn Harper, one of the titular characters in the Nickelodeon series ''[[Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn]]''
+* Dawn Betterman in ''[[The Croods]]''
+* Pink Dawn, a villain in ''[[Danger Mouse (1981 TV series)|Danger Mouse]]''
+* Dawn, a contestant on ''[[Total Drama: Revenge of the Island]]''
+==Surname==
-[[nn:Dawn]]
+*[[Adria Dawn]], American actress
+*[[Dolly Dawn]] (born Theresa Stabile, 1916–2002), American singer
+* [[Liz Dawn|Elizabeth Dawn]] (born Sylvia Butterfield, 1939–2017), British actress
+* [[Jeff Dawn]], American makeup artist
+* [[Julie Dawn]] (born Juliana Mostosi, 1920–2000), English singer
+* [[Marva Dawn]] (1948–2021), American theologian
+* [[Pieretta Dawn]] (born 1994), English-writing Thai author
+==Spacecraft==
+*[[Dawn (spacecraft)]], which is exploring 4 Vesta and later Ceres in the Asteroid belt.
+==External links==
+* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tomd/ Genealogy of the Surname Dawn.]
+* [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tomd/ Genealogy sources for the Surname Dawn.]
+{{given name|type=both}}
+[[Category:English feminine given names]]
+[[Category:English-language feminine given names]]
+[[Category:Feminine given names]]