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Radonna
How to Pronounce Radonna
Pronounced ruh-DON-uh /rəˈdɑːn.ə/Medium
Meaning: Radonna reads as a coinage attaching a Ra- opening to Donna, from the Italian for 'lady' or 'madam'. It sits among the mid-century Donna and Rhonda names, its meaning carried by the Donna half.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
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
Radonna is an American coinage built by prefixing Ra- to Donna, the Italian word for 'lady' that became a top mid-century girl's name. It fits the era's fondness for elaborated Donna forms; it appears in the 1940s and peaked around 1964.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its height, so a Radonna from that year would be in her sixties today. It reads as a period coinage rather than a revival, with Donna and Rhonda as its familiar relatives.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Radonna mean?
It joins a Ra- prefix to Donna, the Italian word for 'lady'.
How do you pronounce Radonna?
It's said ruh-DON-uh /rəˈdɑːn.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Radonna a boy or girl name?
Radonna is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Radonna?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high point in the mid nineteen-sixties.