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Pronunciation: |
(mah DAW nah); (mah DON ah) [Guide] |
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Miscellaneous Info for Madonna |
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From Old Italian, ma (my) and donna (lady).
It is an Italian title of the Virgin Mary applied to countless Renaissance paintaings of a beautiful young woman (with or without an infant), representing the mother of Christ.
Its use as a given name is fairly recent, arising among Americans of Italian descent.
Since the 1980s, the name has been mostly associated with American pop singer Madonna Ciccone. |
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