Dana.
An American surname.
Meaning & usage
An American surname.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr.
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.
Where this word comes from
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Dawnay, or else an altered form of Dan or Daniel.
A female given name,
A village in central-west Jordan, from South Levantine Arabic ضانا.
A village in Amhara, Ethiopia, from Amharic ዳና (dana).
A town in central-west Nepal, from Nepali दाना (dānā)
Where this word comes from
Transliterations from various languages.
A village in the Gmina of Puck, Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Polish Dana.
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