Dana
[ˈdeɪnə]Meaning
feminine form of Daniel or Dan; also a short form of Bogdana, Yordana or Gordana
Background Story
Dana is the feminine form of Daniel or Dan, and it is also a short form of Bogdana, Yordana and Gordana. As a feminine form it is used in Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Hungarian and Italian. As a short form it is used in Croatian, Czech, English, French, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene and Spanish. A separate Dana comes from a surname of unknown origin, given in honour of the American lawyer Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Temperament
Variations
Dannah, Daina, Deana
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Bena
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Dala
Recorded as a feminine given name in Arabic
Dalila
Form of Delilah used in the Latin Old Testament, and in French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese
Damy
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