Other forms: donas
Dona is a Spanish courtesy title placed before a lady's given name. Dona Maria, addressed as dona, the old dona.
It is the female counterpart of Don and goes with the given name rather than the surname, which is the opposite of English practice. It is properly written with a tilde in Spanish.
1noundonaA Spanish courtesy title placed before a lady's given name, the female counterpart of Don.
“The children greeted their elderly neighbour politely as Dona Maria.”
dona is a title.