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Dawnmarie

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How to Pronounce Dawnmarie

Pronounced dawn-muh-REE /dɔn.məˈri/Medium

Meaning: Dawnmarie is a run-together compound of Dawn ('daybreak, the first light,' from Old English) and Marie (the French form of Mary, from Hebrew Miryam). It reflects the mid-century American fashion for welding two given names into one, especially Marie compounds.Medium

In 30 seconds: Dawnmarie fuses Dawn, 'daybreak,' with Marie, said dawn-muh-REE, a mid-century American double name written as one word.
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Origin MediumEnglish, French
MeaningDawnmarie is a run-together compound of Dawn ('daybreak, the first light,' from Old English) and Marie (the French form of Mary, from Hebrew Miryam). It reflects the mid-century American fashion for welding two given names into one, especially Marie compounds.
U.S. rank (1993)#14028 ↘ Falling
1993 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1970
Total births (all-time)≈ 723

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197019591993

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

Dawnmarie joins two familiar names into one. Dawn comes from Old English for 'daybreak,' fashionable at mid-century, while Marie is the French form of Mary (Hebrew Miryam). Writing them as a single word was a popular American habit, seen in Annmarie and Rosemarie.

Dawnmarie's record runs from the late nineteen-fifties into the nineteen-nineties, cresting around 1970 with Dawn's own popularity, and always uncommon at only a few dozen births in its best year. It reads as a sunny, distinctly of-its-era double name.

Did you know? Dawnmarie belongs to a whole mid-century family of Marie compounds - Annmarie, Rosemarie, Lisamarie - that joined a first name to Marie in a single word.
Overall data confidence 55%
SSA national given-name data — arc 1959-1993, peak 1970Behind the Name - Dawn / Marie — compound elements

Variations

Dawn MarieDawnmarieAnnmarie

Nicknames

DawnDawnie

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Annmarie— a same-era Marie compound
Rosemarie— another one-word Marie name
Dawn— the first half of this name
Marie— the second half of this name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Dawnmarie mean?

Dawnmarie is a compound of Dawn ('daybreak,' Old English) and Marie (the French form of Mary).

How do you pronounce Dawnmarie?

It's said dawn-muh-REE /dɔn.məˈri/ — three syllables, stress on the third.

Is Dawnmarie a boy or girl name?

Dawnmarie is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Dawnmarie?

Dawnmarie was always uncommon, given to only a few dozen girls a year at its peak near nineteen-seventy.

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