donna
ドナ
解説 Definition
英語圏で使われる女性の名前。
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.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
女性名としては Donna と語頭を大文字にし、Donna manages、my friend Donna のように人を表す固有名詞として覚えます。もとのイタリア語 donna は「女性・貴婦人」を表し、ラテン語 domina「女主人」につながります。英語の prima donna にも同じ語が残りますが、人名 Donna 自体に「気難しい人」という意味はありません。
Write Donna with a capital D when it names a person: Donna manages the department, my friend Donna, or an award given to Donna. The name is connected with Italian donna, meaning “woman” or historically “lady,” which comes from Latin domina, “mistress of a household.” This gives a factual memory link to words associated with a household or authority. You may also recognize donna in prima donna, originally the leading woman in an opera. However, do not transfer the modern negative sense of prima donna to someone named Donna; as a personal name, it simply identifies the individual.
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る。
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た。
donna の類義語・関連語
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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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