Dana
See also: dana, DANA, dà̰na, dāna, daña, dána, dàna, dāņa, and daną
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɑːnə/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪ.nə/, /ˈdænə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːnə
Proper noun
Dana
- An American surname of uncertain origin.
- (chiefly US) A unisex given name transferred from the surname, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr.
- 1971, J. Anthony Lukas, Don't Shoot — We Are Your Children, Random House, →ISBN, page 419:
- Johnie had become a "problem" for the advisers 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.
- 2000, California Blue Book, page 168:
- Currently serving his sixth term in Congress, Dana Rohrabacher represents California's scenic 45th Congressional District.
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- A female given name from Hebrew, masculine equivalent Daniel, from Romanian, Czech, Slovak and German.
- A unisex given name from Persian, borrowed from Persian دانا (Dânâ), meaning “wise”.
- A town in Indiana; named for Charles Dana, a railroad official.
- A village in Illinois; named for Thomas Dana, a railroad official.
- A city in Iowa; named for Samuel Dana, an early settler.
- A town in central-west Nepal.
- A village in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.
- A village in Amhara, Ethiopia.
- A village in central-west Jordan.
Translations
female given name
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Anagrams
- A-DNA, ANDA, Anda, NDAA, aDNA, nada
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdana/
- Rhymes: -ana
- Hyphenation: Da‧na
Etymology 1
Feminine form of the biblical name Dan. Also a short form of Daniela and Bohdana.
Proper noun
Dana f
- a female given name
Declension
Declension of Dana
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Dana | Dany |
genitive | Dany | Dan |
dative | Daně | Danám |
accusative | Danu | Dany |
vocative | Dano | Dany |
locative | Daně | Danách |
instrumental | Danou | Danami |
Related terms
- Dan
- Daněk
- Daniel
- Daniela
Proper noun
Dana
- genitive singular of Dan
- accusative singular of Dan
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1969. From Daniela.
Proper noun
Dana f
- a female given name
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Dana was the only given name of 2197 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdana/
Noun
Dana
- genitive singular of Dan
- accusative singular of Dan
- nominative dual of Dan
Slovak
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdana/
Proper noun
Dana f (genitive singular Dany, nominative plural Dany, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name
Declension
Declension of Dana
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Dana | Dany |
genitive | Dany | Dán |
dative | Dane | Danám |
accusative | Danu | Dany |
locative | Dane | Danách |
instrumental | Danou | Danami |
Derived terms
- Danka
- Danuľa, Danuľka
- Danuša, Danuška
Further reading
- Dana in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk