# Madonna

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məˈdɒnə/ · frequency rank #10,723

## Definitions
1. Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts.
2. A female given name from Italian.

## Etymology
From Italian madonna, from Old Italian ma (“my”) + donna (“lady”). The given name is derived from the English term, not used as a given name in Italy. Doublet of madam.

## Easily confused with
- **manna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madonna-vs-manna)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amdonna`, `maddonna`, `madnona`, `madona`, `madonan`, `maodnna`, `mdaonna`, `mmadonna`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/madonna