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Girl name Old English origin

Dawn

DAWN · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Daybreak; first light
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Religion
Secular
Style era
classic
Themes
celestial · light
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1850
2024 births108
Peak year1970
First appeared1888
Total US births289,552
1970 peak18881922195619902024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
DawneDaun
In other languages
Dawn (English)Aurora (Latin)Aube (French)Alba (Spanish)

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