Dawn is a mostly feminine given name, although it can be used as a masculine given name as well. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is the first appearance of light, daybreak.

It is sometimes used as a name for Eos (Greek: Ἠώς), the Greek goddess of the dawn.

People

• Dawn (Kim Hyo-jong, born 1994), South Korean rapper
• Dawn Birley (born 1977), Canadian taekwondo practitioner and actress
• Dawn Black (born 1943), politician in British Columbia, Canada
• Dawn Brancheau (1969–2010), SeaWorld trainer
• Dawn Butler (born 1969), British Labour Member of Parliament for Brent Central
• Dawn Burrell (born 1973), American long jumper
• Dawn Cavanagh, South African women's rights activist
• Dawn Crosby (1963–1996) American Singer, was the former lead singer of the underground act Detente.
• Dawn Dawson, American jetski racer and commentator
• Dawn Dumont, Canadian writer
• Dawn Ellerbe (born 1974), American hammer thrower
• Dawn Evelyn Paris (1918–1993), American actress
• Dawn Fitzpatrick, American investment and financial officer
• Dawn Frank, American biologist and academic administrator
• Dawn Fraser (born 1937), Australian champion swimmer
• Dawn French (born 1957), British comedian
• Dawn Hudson (born 1956), CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
• Dawn Langstroth (born 1979), Canadian singer/songwriter and painter
• Dawn Lake (1927–2006), Australian entertainer
• Dawnn Lewis (born 1961), American actress
• Dawn Lott, African-American mathematician
• Dawn Marie (born 1970), American former professional wrestler and former WWE Diva
• Dawn Mello (1931–2020), American fashion retail executive
• Dawn Moncrieffe (born 1968), Canadian athlete
• Dawn Penn (born 1952), Jamaican singer
• Dawn Porter (born 1979), British television presenter
• Dawn Powell (1896–1965), American writer of satirical novels
• Dawn Primarolo (born 1954), British Member of Parliament for Bristol South
• Dawn Rasmussen, retired athlete and sports administrator from Samoa
• Dawn Angelique Richard (born 1983), member of the musical girl group Danity Kane
• Dawn Robinson (born 1968), former lead singer of supergroup En Vogue and Lucy Pearl
• Dawn Silva (born 1954), American funk vocalist
• Dawn Staley (born 1970), American basketball player and coach
• Dawn Steel (1946–1997), American film studio executive and producer
• Dawn Wells (1938–2020), American actress
• Dawn Walker, Australian politician

Fictional characters

• Dawn (Pokémon), female protagonist of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum
• Dawn Green, the second victim of the serial killer on True Blood
• Dawn Schafer, a character in The Baby-sitters Club and California Diaries
• Dawn Summers, a character in the popular television and comic book series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Dawn Swann, a character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders
• Dawn Tinsley, the receptionist in the British situation comedy The Office
• Dawn Woods, a character in the popular ITV soap opera Emmerdale
• Prairie Dawn, a muppet character in Sesame Street
• Dawn Harper, one of the titular characters in the Nickelodeon series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn

Surname

• Adria Dawn, American actress
• Dolly Dawn (born Theresa Stabile, 1916–2002), American singer
• Elizabeth Dawn (born Sylvia Butterfield, 1939–2017), British actress
• Jeff Dawn, American makeup artist
• Julie Dawn (born Juliana Mostosi, 1920–2000), English singer
• Marva Dawn (1948–2021), American theologian
• Pieretta Dawn (born 1994), English-writing Thai author

Spacecraft

• Dawn (spacecraft), which is exploring 4 Vesta and later Ceres in the Asteroid belt.

External links

• Genealogy of the Surname Dawn.
• Genealogy sources for the Surname Dawn.