Dawn
Genderfemale, male
Origin
Word/nameOld English
Meaningthe first appearance of light, daybreak

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.

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

People

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

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