doña

/ˈdoɲa/ · B1 · noun · f

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👩 From Latin domina, lady of the house; same root as dame and Madonna

Domina is the feminine of dominus, master, which also gives don and dominate. Madonna comes from Italian ma donna, my lady. The ñ grew out of the nn in Old Spanish dueña and donna. Doña goes before a first name, as in doña María.

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