Donn

Where Donn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Donn.

Donn through the years
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,045 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1922
    Donn F. Draeger born
    American martial artist
  3. 1930
    Donn F. Eisele born
    American astronaut
  4. 1949
    Peak, #366
    341 babies named Donn, the most in any year.
  5. 1954
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #566.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Donn F. Eisele · American astronaut, 1930–1987
  • Donn F. Draeger · American martial artist, 1922–1982
  • Donn Roach · American baseball player, born 1989
  • Donn Tatum · American businessman, 1913–1993
  • Donn Cambern · American film editor, 1929–2023

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.