What Does The Name Dana Mean?

The name Dana means generous in Sanskrit. It means wings in Bengali and it means calf ( baby cow) in Turkish. It means "God is my judge" in Hebrew, being the female variant of Daniel and it means "from Denmark" in old English.

Dana means the following in the following languages-
Arabic- a rare pearl ( symbol of exceptional beauty)
Bengali- wings
English (old)- from Denmark or bright as day.
Hebrew- arbiter or female variant of Daniel(God is my judge)
Persian- wise.
Sanskrit- generosity
Turkish- calf (baby cow).

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all I know about my name " dana " is it means the most  expensive and biggest pearl in the ocean

It means extreme excellence and perfection

The name Dana is used as a feminine name and is pronounced as DAH-nah. It can also used as a masculine name and is articulated as DAY-na. This name is used by Polish people, Czech and Romanian people, Germans and the English people. The name Dana is a feminine form of Dan or Daniel. Dan means 'he judged'. Old Testament mentions Dan as a son of Jacob. Among the twelve tribes in Israel, one was founded by Dan. Daniel means 'God is my judge'. Dana, though a feminine form of these two names, means 'from Denmark'.

There are eight variant forms for this name. The variants for Dana are as follows: Dane, Danie, Dann, Dan, Dani, Danar, kana, and Danal. Dana as a surname has two origins- English and Italian. Fist people using Dana as their surname were found in Sussex, England and Piedmont in Italy.

My name is Dana also! I was told (by my mother) that I was named after Dana Andrews (a movie star from the 40's & 50's). My mom told me she thought the name was "masculine". She also told me that Dana means arbiter or peace-maker...which I suppose correlates to the whole judge notion too.

I heard it meant bright as day but I love all the new information

In serbian it means day

The name Dana is either a boy or a girl's name. It means "from Denmark" and is pronounced as DAY-nah. It is a variant of the name Daniel, Danie or Dane. Some of the other similar names are Dan, Dann and Dani. This name was earlier a surname and in the 19th century was recognized as a boy's name.

Some of the notable people with this name are Boston writer Richard Henry Dana, Artist Charles Dana Gibson; actor Dana Carvey, to name a few.

Dana is Celtic and means "from Denmark".

Dana means to be a beautiful person inside out out, soft skin, peaches and cream complexion, and soft mouse brown hair, large blue eyes that sparkle like the heart of a diamond.
Well thats what "MY" name means anyway..haha

Dana is cute bec.my name is dana

It means "judge " in hebrew

Ok...My name is Dana and I love all of the answers I got so I am just going to go with all of them K. And to be honest...I don't think the Bengali is a lanuage because it means tiger.

The DANA is a self-propelled gun that was devised and made by the nation formerly known as Czechoslovakia. It was the first 152 mm self propelled wheeled armament gun in service. It started being used around the 1970s. At present it is used by the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Libya.

Wheeled gun vehicles like these are advantageous as they are relatively cheap and require less maintenance, and provide greater efficiency.

The operational team required for the DANA constitutes the driver, the general sitting in the front, the gunman and loader on the left, and the ammunition handler on the right.

Dana in Sanskrit means the act of being generous or giving. In the religion of Buddhism, it also means the process of acquiring the habit of being generous.

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