Associated with the first light of the day, and more figuratively with new beginnings and fresh starts, Dawn's heyday came in the 1960s and 70s in the US, Canada and the UK. It had been in the charts since around the end of the First World War but really began to take off in the 1950s.
 
Derived from the Old English dagung, the name peaked at peaked in 1971 in the US, when it was given to more than 14,000 girls and sat within the Top 20. Shortly after, however, it began to decline and has since been eclipsed by other names with the same meaning, such as Aurora or Roxana, or by options with similar sentiments, like Nova or Alba. 
 
Given to 108 girls in a recent year, Dawn hasn't faded entirely from sight, and if you put aside its dated image, it could one day be a meaningful word name again.

Dawn

Excalibur

Hrunting

Glamdring

Chrysaor

Sanglamore

Durendal

Joyeuse

Almacia

Hauteclaire

Curtana

Précieuse

Dyrnwyn

Dragnipur

Callandor

Heron Mark

Blackfyre

Brightroar

Dark Sister

Heartsbane

Frankie's list "Swords of Myth and Modern Fiction" of 20 great name ideas: Dawn - Heartsbane!

Swords of Myth and Modern Fiction

Historical, legendary, mythical, and fantastical sword names, from Arthur's Excalibur to Gandalf's Glamdring and Eddard Stark's Ice.

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