Dana

Meanings

1. An American surname.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr.
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.

1. A female given name,
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)

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

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

Etymology

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