Comments for the name Dawn

I have always hated my name - find it boring or very often I am called Donna!

"Pretty as a midsummer's morn, they called her Dawn" - line from Four Seasons hit "Dawn". I named my daughter Dawn because of that line and because it described her.

When I was younger I hated my name, but now it's nice to have a name that is fairly uncommon, but not so unheard of that no-one can pronounce it.

This is my mom's name and she always hated it. We're from Cleveland originally, but now that we're in the south, people have a hard time understanding our Pittsburgh-ish accents. They'll sometimes think she's saying "John!"

Pretty name, it makes a great middle name.

I absolutely love the name Dawn. It's my FAVORITE NAME for a girl. If I had twins, I'd name one Dawn-Ally. I love the name Dawn and Ally put together. The other, of course, would be Paige-Abby.

My name is Dawn Swan. I love my name. People are always commenting on how beautiful the name Dawn is. It's not a very popular name but it is a very beautiful one.

What to say about my name? I hate it. I've grown a little fonder of it lately, even though my experiences with other people with the name aren't too pretty.

The sound of it is so blunt and ugly to me (and I always turn around when someone calls out "John!"), but at least the meaning is a beautiful one. Unfortunately, a lot of ignorant people don't realize Dawn is an actual name and constantly spell my name 'Don'. -sigh-

Dawn is a pretty name for a girl. It also makes a good middle name. Overall, it means "sunrise" and most of the time sunrises are beautiful. It's sad that this name's popularity had fell out of the Top 1000 Names.

My middle name is Dawn. My mom gave me the middle name Dawn because she said it meant, "a new day."

I don't care much for the name Dawn. It's just not aesthetically pleasing to my ear. I knew a girl named Dawn once and everyone called her "Dawn of the Dead." Of course, that was because they didn't like her anyway, but I can't get that out of my head whenever I hear the name Dawn.

This is my middle name, and my Mom's middle name. This is also my sister-in-law's name. When it came time to name my daughter, there was no question Dawn would be her middle name. Over the years I had changed my mind many times on what my daughter's first name would be, but I always knew her middle name would be Dawn. I don't THINK it's a filler middle name, but after reading a few posts saying it makes a good middle name, I am beginning to wonder. Regardless, it is not a filler middle name to me, because it has become a family name.

Dawn is my first name, and I've always felt just so-so about it. Mostly I haven't liked it because people associate Dawn (along with "Heather") with the 1970s, Birkenstocks, and hippies. I sometimes wonder if people would have a better first impression of me or take me more seriously if my name wasn't associated with that time period.

I don't usualy like words of names, but I think Dawn is a pretty name.

It's quite a pretty name, but not in a Southern drawl. I like the concept of the word despite hating mornings unless I've spent the night awake. The problem is that Dawn Eden has ruined the name for me.

My mother's name is Dawn. She absolutely hates it. Especially since her father calls her Dawny. She refuses to go by her name Dawn, and so instead goes by Rebecca her middle name, and the name of her late great aunt.

Just another weird name. Makes you think "Ding-Dawn" doorbell sound.

This name is trashy, and it makes me think of the annoying Pokémon character. Why not go for the much prettier name Aurora, which has the same meaning?

Rather heavy sounding.

It's very pretty, but I feel it's better off as a middle name. I like the combination Scarlett Dawn. It has a lovely meaning: "red sunrise".

Dawn! Dawn..! Dawn... Dawn..? No matter the number of times that I repeat it, the end result remains the same. It does not flow well to the ear, with a heavy, blunt sound. "Dawn" is forever "Don," masculine, to me. Though, if I hear some sad female with it as a given name... I pair it with Hippies and all such things that are associated.

It is not a very professional name... In fact, I am certain that this is one to put in the books as career slowing. Dawn Levy, a lawyer? Doctor? I am afraid not.

Very 60's hippie-like. A bit pretty, though.

My name is Dawn Marie. It seems that every Dawn I've ever met her middle name is Marie. I HATED my name growing up. I have heard every Dawn joke known to man. Dawn Donuts (it's a donut shop here), Dawn dish liquid, dust to Dawn, by dawn's early light, the crack of dawn, Delta Dawn and countless others. How can you spell Dawn wrong? I had a teacher who spelled it Down and I get mail with it spelled Don SMH.

I have always hated my name, because I am a VERY self conscious person, and Dawn is such an uncommon name nowadays, that it ALWAYS creates unwanted attention. For example, on the first day of school, every year, when the teacher reads my name for attendance, everyone turns around and looks at me, because it's not a very popular name. Lately though, I have learned to LOVE my name, because it is a very natural, earthy, name! Total hippie name, right?! I swear I was born in the wrong decade... I just can't believe that it took me this long to realize how well my name definitely suits me!

Beuatiful, but hard to say. Whether, DON or DAWn.

My name is Dawn, and I really dislike the sound of it. It sounds heavy and just... bleh. DAWN DAWN DAWN. I do like the meaning, however. I was named Dawn because I'm the first born child in my family, like the Dawn of a new day. My middle name is Grace, and I think that "Dawn Grace" does sound really pretty, the "Grace" part softens the "Dawn" part, but it's not too soft, and the meaning is beautiful. I'm 14, but when I'm older I may change my name to Dawne.

As a first name, it's quite plain, but it makes a beautiful middle name. I love the combo Lia Dawn!