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Davona

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Pronounced duh-VOH-nuh /dəˈvoʊ.nə/Low

Meaning: Davona is best read as an elaborated feminine name, either a Da- prefix joined to a -vona ending or a reshaping of Davina, the feminine of David, from a Hebrew root meaning beloved. The three-beat flow fits the invented-name style of its era.Low

In 30 seconds: Davona is a coined feminine name, read as Da- plus -vona or a cousin of Davina, the feminine of David. It stayed rare across the later twentieth century (said duh-VOH-nuh).
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Origin LowAmerican, Hebrew
MeaningDavona is best read as an elaborated feminine name, either a Da- prefix joined to a -vona ending or a reshaping of Davina, the feminine of David, from a Hebrew root meaning beloved. The three-beat flow fits the invented-name style of its era.
U.S. rank (2005)#12113 ↗ Rising
2005 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1996
Total births (all-time)≈ 290

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199919572005

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Davona looks like a made feminine name, either a decorative build on the Da- prefix or a soft variant of Davina, the feminine of David. Its rounded three-beat sound placed it comfortably among the coined girls' names of its day.

The name appears in US records from the late nineteen-fifties into the two-thousands, always in tiny numbers near the floor of the charts. A woman named Davona at its high point would be in midlife now.

Did you know? Davona belongs to a family of Da- names that American parents built freely in the mid-to-late twentieth century, borrowing the warm -ona ending that also closes names like Ramona and Fiona.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Davona — Read as coinage or Davina variant; low-frequency late-century US records.

Variations

DavinaDavonnaDavonda

Nicknames

DaveDaviVona

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Davina— the David-based name Davona may echo
Ramona— shares the rounded -ona ending
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Frequently Asked

What does the name Davona mean?

Davona is a coined feminine name, read as a Da- build or a form of Davina, the feminine of David, meaning beloved.

How do you pronounce Davona?

It is said duh-VOH-nuh /dəˈvoʊ.nə/, three beats with the stress in the middle.

Is Davona a boy or girl name?

Davona is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Davona?

It was always rare, given to only about a dozen or so girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-nineties.

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