Dawina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dawina

What is the meaning of the name Dawina ?

The baby name Dawina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dəˈviːnə/ (duh-VEE-nuh) or /daˈwiːnə/ (dah-WEE-nah).

Dawina is English, Hebrew in Origin.

Dawina is a rare feminine given name, generally viewed as a modern spelling variant of Davina, the Scottish feminine form of David (from Hebrew Dawid, “beloved”). The w reflects German and Dutch orthography, so it is often pronounced da-VEE-na or da-WEE-na. In Germanic name-building, the suffix -wina is cognate with Old High German wini “friend,” which lends the form an added onomastic resonance, though it is not a separate etymology.

Documented use is sporadic from the late 20th century onward, especially in Germany and the Netherlands, and in English-speaking countries where it serves as a distinctive twist on Davina. Variants and related forms include Davina, Devina, Davinia, Dawine, and the Frisian Douwina; nicknames Vina or Wina are common. The prevailing meaning aligns with David - “beloved” - with a secondary cultural undertone of “friend” in Germanic contexts.

⚙ Dawina is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Dawina appears only 19 times in total — found in 9 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.