donna
ドナ
解説 Definition
Donna は英語圏で使われる女性名「ドナ」です。
Donna is a female given name used in English-speaking communities. It is written with an initial capital when referring to a person and functions as a proper noun rather than as a descriptive title.
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- prima donna にある「気難しい人」という意味を、人名 Donna に当てはめないようにしましょう。 Do not transfer the “temperamental person” sense of prima donna to the personal name Donna.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
イタリア語 donna「女性・貴婦人」、ラテン語 domina「女主人」とのつながりを、女性名 Donna を覚える手がかりにしましょう。
Use the connection with Italian donna, meaning “woman” or “lady,” and Latin domina, meaning “mistress of a household,” as a memory link for the female name Donna.
例文
Donna manages the marketing department at a large corporation.
ドナは大企業のマーケティング部門を管理しています。
My mother's friend Donna is an amazing cook who makes the best pasta.
母の友人のドナは最高のパスタを作る素晴らしい料理人です。
Donna received an award for her outstanding community service.
ドナは優れた地域貢献活動で賞を受けました。
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donna の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語domina（女主人）からイタリア語donna（貴婦人）を経た女性名。語根はdomus（家）で、「家の主人」が原義。同根語にdomestic（家庭の）、domain（領域）がある。
The given name Donna comes from Italian donna, meaning “woman” or “lady.” The Italian word developed from Latin domina, the feminine form associated with dominus, meaning master or lord, and ultimately connected with domus, “house.” Thus, its older sense concerned the female head or mistress of a household. Donna became established as a female personal name in English-speaking countries, while the Italian common noun also survives in the borrowed expression prima donna.
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