Name: Dawn
Gender: Female
Usage: Dawn is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Dawn are in general originating from Greece, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Dawn is: Sunrise.
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Numerology of the first name Dawn: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Dawn is ranked on the 236th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 2507000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.035% of the population. The name Dawn has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Dawn for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Dawn is a unisex 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.
English: from the vocabulary word for daybreak, no doubt originally bestowed because of the connotations of freshness and purity of this time of day. It may have originated as a vernacular translation of Aurora. According to Dunkling, it was first used in 1928, after which it quickly became popular. Twin girls are sometimes given the names Dawn and Eve, although the latter name does not in fact have anything to do with the time of day.
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