Dana

See also dana, da̰na, and dāņa

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɑːnə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Proper noun

Dana

1. An American surname of uncertain origin.
2. (chiefly US) A male given name derived from the surname.
   • 1971 J. Anthony Lukas, Don't Shoot — We Are Your Children, Random House, ISBN 0394462874, page 419:

     Johnie had become a "problem" for the advosers and "baby deans" in University Hall: men with marvelously Puritan names like Dana Cotton and Christopher Wadsworth called him in and asked what the trouble was.

3. A female given name usually interpreted as a form of Daniel, taken to use in the twentieth century; possibly borrowed from eastern Europe.

Translations

female given name

• Czech: Dana (cs) f

Anagrams

• aDNA
• ANDA
• nada

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Czech

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Etymology

Feminine form of the biblical name Dan. Also a short form of Daniela and Bohdana.

Proper noun

Dana f

1. A female given name.

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Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1969. From Daniela.

Proper noun

Dana f

1. A female given name.

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Dana was the only given name of 2197 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.