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Dana¹

  • /ˈdɑːnə/ UK
  • /ˈdeɪ.nə/ US
  • /ˈdænə/ US

Rhymes with -ɑːnə

Where it comes from

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Dawnay, or else an altered form of Dan or Daniel.

proper noun

  1. An American surname.
  2. US A unisex given name transferred from the surname, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr. 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.
  3. A town in Indiana; named for Charles Dana, a railroad official.
  4. A village in Illinois; named for Thomas Dana, a railroad official.
  5. A city in Iowa; named for Samuel Dana, an early settler.

Dana²

Where it comes from

Transliterations from various languages.

proper noun

  1. A female given name, from Persian دانا (dânâ, “wise”).
  2. A village in central-west Jordan, from South Levantine Arabic ضانا.
  3. A village in Amhara, Ethiopia, from Amharic ዳና (dana).
  4. A town in central-west Nepal, from Nepali दाना (dānā)
  5. A village in Annapurna Rural Municipality, Myagdi District, Gandaki Province, Nepal, from Nepali दाना (Dānā). According to lyricist Tulachan, the song has been created in order to provide exposure to Dana Village, the place he grew up in, and to promote tourism in the area.

Dana³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Polish Dana.

proper noun

  1. A village in the Gmina of Puck, Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

dana⁴

Where it comes from

Transliteration of Sanskrit दान (dāna) or Pali dāna.

noun dāna · daana

  1. uncountable The virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: danu, holmes, nina, lets, dan, ray, carvey, uang, modal, duit, kas, kapital, saldo, belanja, aset, hibah

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name village

DeutschDannenhof

noun virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms

한국어보시 bosi
日本語布施 fuse
中文布施 bùshī
हिन्दीदान dān
Ελληνικάγενναιοδωρία gennaiodoría, ελεημοσύνη eleïmosýni
Русскийда́на dána, поже́ртвование požértvovanije, подая́ние podajánije, подноше́ние podnošénije

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@misc{dana_2026,
  title = {dana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}