Daun as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Daun

What is the meaning of the name Daun ?

The baby name Daun is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dɔːn/ or /dɔn/ (like "dawn").

Daun is English in Origin.

Daun is a modern English given name, chiefly feminine, functioning as a creative respelling of Dawn. Dawn derives from the Old English verb dagian, to become day, so the name conveys the sense of daybreak, first light, or new beginnings. It surfaced in English-speaking countries in the mid-20th century with the vogue for nature and virtue names, peaking in the United States in the 1960s-70s and later declining.

The spelling Daun also overlaps with other traditions. In German it is a surname and place name (from the Eifel town of Daun), ultimately linked to Celtic dunum meaning fort or hill, and is occasionally used as a transferred forename. In Korean contexts, Daun may appear as a nonstandard romanization of the female name Da-eun (다은), whose sense varies with the hanja chosen. Related forms and variants include Dawn, Dawne, Dawna, Dawnn, and Daune; cognates include Aurora.