Dawn (name)

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

Dawn is a feminine given name. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is the first appearance of light, daybreak. It is also used as a comparatively rare surname.

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

People

Dawn Best (born 1981), American comic book artist
Dawn Birley (born 1977), Canadian taekwondo practitioner and actress
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), British Labour Member of Parliament for Brent Central
Dawn Burrell (born 1973), American long jumper
Dawn Cavanagh, South African women's rights activist
Dawn Dawson, American jetski racer and commentator
Dawn Ellerbe (born 1974), American hammer thrower
Dawn Evelyn Paris (1918–1993), Oscar-nominated American actress
Dawn Fitzpatrick, American investment and financial officer
Dawn Fraser (born 1937), Australian champion swimmer
Dawn French (born 1957), British comedian
Dawn Hudson (born c. 1957), 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
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 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 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
Dawn Burnor (born 1947), American mother

Fictional characters

Dawn (Pokémon), female protagonist of the games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Dawn Bellwether, assistant mayor and main antagonist of Zootopia
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 Wiener, the main character in the film Welcome to the Dollhouse
Dawn Woods, a character in the popular ITV soap opera Emmerdale
Prairie Dawn, a muppet character in Sesame Street
Dawn, a character from Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
Dawn Star, a character from the action role-playing video game Jade Empire

Surname

Adria Dawn, American actor, writer and producer
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 (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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