An alternative to Donna?

[Bagabeauty]

Special family member called Donna, what alternatives would you suggest for DD?

Belladonna?

Donna means 'lady' iirc, are there any names with the same meaning you like?

But why not just use Donna?

Ah! Thanks for the explanation.
I’m afraid I’m one of those who thinks either go for it or not. Don’t have a shower with your clothes on!
But your child and your way of honouring someone. What I think is irrelevant!
Perhaps as a middle name? I can’t really tell if you like the name or not from your posts!

Donetta?

Donna is a lovely name. Due a comeback

Dona - welsh saint, pronounced the same. I think Donna is fine.

Ella? Same meaning.

I would use as a middle name if you don't like it enough to use as a first name.

I agree with @Piggyhoolier - if it’s a different name you’re not really honouring them.

Donna is lovely and very unusual these days.

It seems I'm in the minority here but I think you're okay to honour someone with a similar name
Donna means "woman", other names with the same meaning are:
Norah
Madelyn/Madeleine
Genevieve
Lydia
Freya
Similar sounding names:
Diana
Diona
Dodie

Shish?

Donna.

Giving someone a name that isn't your special family member's name is a really, really weird way to 'honour' that person.

I think Donna is lovely, as well as being usual now.

Good GOD don't call her Belladonna after a poisonous plant!!!

Freya, Martha, Sarah and Nerys have similar meanings, if that helps?

*If you’re picking an alternative, you’re not using it.

You don’t have to name your child after someone if you don’t like the name.

Use it as a middle name if you feel you can’t get out of it.*

This ^

Literally anything? It's awful. But use as a middle name if it's an honour name.

I agree with pp , use the proper name or don’t bother.

Ella means 'she', not woman.

My name is Donna. I love it. At least there won't be seven in her class

Dena

Every name is an alternative to Donna, op . Pure lunacy to want to call your dd after someone called Donna, but use a different name because you don't like Donna 🤦‍♀️

Just go for Donna ..fabulous name

Donata

Use Donna. It’s not to my taste but it’s okay.
I hear much worse suggested on here - Ada, Mabel.
You can’t honour someone by calling the baby a different name.

What's the point of using a different name?

Yeh there's no point in naming someone after Donna but not using Donna. But you could use her middle name? Surname etc? Address? Some link to a memory you share? Etc I guess? Especially if you use it as a middle name, then it doesn't really matter..