Dana

Dana \da-na, dan-a\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Dana is also used as a boy name name variations, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced in Czech, German and Polish as DAANaa ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Dana: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Dana?

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Dana has its origins in the Old English language and it is used largely in English. The name Dana means 'Dane'. The first name is derived from the surname originally given to someone from Denmark; the name of the country is of the Indoeuropean dhen ('low, flat'). Alternatively, the surname could have been given to someone living around the English River Dane. It was first bestowed in honor of Richard Dana (1815-1882), the US author of Two Years before the Mast (1840) who was also known for his work in supporting the rights of fugitive slaves. The name Dana is used to a great extent; it has 28 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name consist of meaning of Daena, Daine meaning, Dainna meaning, Danaca name, name Danah meaning, what does the name Danalee mean, name Danan origin, Dane name, Danean definition, meaning of Danet, Danette meaning and origin, Daney name, baby name Dania, Danica name variations, short names for Daniella, meaning of Danka, Danna name variations (used in Hebrew as well), what does the name Danni mean, short names for Dannie, Dansy definition, Danula meaning and origin, Danuta meaning and origin, Danya name popularity, Daynah pronounciation, and name Dayne meaning. Other English forms consist of the spelling variants short names for Daina and name Dayna origin (used in Scandinavian as well). The Spanish Danas definition is a form of Dana that is used in foreign languages.

Dana's language of origin is Hebrew. It is used predominantly in Czech, German, Polish, and Romanian. Biblical name derived from the word dan which is of the meaning 'judge'. The generic name has been used in the Old Testament of the Bible. Also used by the twelve tribes of Israel. Dana is the feminine version of the English, German, and Romanian what does the name Dan mean. 3: Dana has its origins in the Arabic language and it is also used largely in Arabic. Meaning: 'black pearl'. In addition, Dana is a diminutive (Czech, German, Polish, and Romanian) of the English and French Danielle name popularity and a diminutive (Czech, German, Polish, and Romanian) of the Czech, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian short names for Daniela. Dana is also a diminutive (Polish) of the English, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, and Russian Daria meaning of name. Dana is also a shortening of the Slavic Yordana meaning and origin and a form (Slavic) of the English, German, and Hebrew name Jordan meaning. See also the related form, the name name Ladana. Dana is an all-time favorite. At present it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but not as considerably as it was in the past. The name grew in popularity from the 1910s up to the 1970s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1971 with 0.396% of baby girls being named Dana. It was #44 in rank then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #464 with a usage of only 0.034%. Among the family of girl names directly related to Dana, baby name Daniela was the most frequently used. The name was thrice as popular as Dana in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Dana:

• Actress Dana Delany, born 13 March 1956, New York, New York
• Actress Queen Latifah, born Dana Owens 18 March 1970, Newark, New Jersey.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Dana:

the name Daena name, the name name Dahna meaning, the name name Daim origin, the English short names for Daina, the Italian and Spanish Dama name variations, the English Damey name popularity, the English Dami name popularity, the English name Damie meaning, the name name Damon meaning, the English Danae pronounciation, the name Danah meaning and origin, the name Danai meaning of name, the name name Danan origin, the name Danay definition, the name meaning of Danaye, the English Danean name popularity, the English meaning of Danee, the English name Daneen, the name Daney meaning and origin, and the English Dani name variations.

The baby name Dana fun facts:

The name Dana in reverse order is "Anad".

The numerological value of the name Dana is number 2 and 11, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating+ higher spiritual plane, intuitive, illumination, idealist, a dreamer.

How popular is Dana?

Dana is in the top names in USA.