doña

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dona"

Spanish

Alternative forms

• D.ª, Doña

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, feminine of Latin dominus ("sir, ruler, owner of a house"). Doublet of dueña and dama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoɲa/ [ˈd̪o.ɲa], (title before nouns) /doɲa/ [d̪o.ɲa]
• Rhymes: -oɲa
• Syllabification: do‧ña

Noun

doña f (plural doñas, masculine don, masculine plural dones)

1. title of respect for a woman comparable to Mrs.
2. (Canary Islands, Tenerife) lady (a woman: an adult female human)

   Synonym: señora

Usage notes

• Unlike Mrs. the title doña can be used in front of just the first name, such as Doña María.

Derived terms

• doñear

Related terms

• don
• doña nadie
• dueña

See also

• señora

Further reading

• “doña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “dona”, in Diccionario Básico de Canarismos [Basic Dictionary of Canarianisms] (in Spanish), Canarian Academy of the Language [Spanish: Academia Canaria de La Lengua], 2010