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Dana
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Appendix:Variations of "dana"
English
Etymology 1
Of en 1 origin. Possibly from en Dawnay, or else an altered form of en Dan or en Daniel.Hanks Patrick Dictionary of American Family Names 2022 Oxford University Press 9780190245115 second
Pronunciation
en /ˈdɑːnə/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dana2.wav Southern England
en /ˈdeɪ.nə/ /ˈdænə/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dana.wav Southern England
en ɑːnə 2
Proper noun
en American.
en chiefly US en unisex surnames originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr.
en 1971 J. Anthony Lukas Don't Shoot — We Are Your Children Random House 0394462874 419 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.
en 2000 California Blue Book https://books.google.com/books?id=c3DdPaBZQZEC 168 Currently serving his sixth term in Congress, Dana Rohrabacher represents California's scenic 45th Congressional District.
en-GB Aaron Timms How UFC head Dana White became the glue between Maga and the manosphere w:The Guardian 2024-11-16 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/16/dana-white-ufc-maga-manosphere 0261-3077 When Dana White barreled up to the microphone, at Donald Trump’s request, to say his piece on election night, it represented confirmation of the UFC CEO’s status as one of the key members of the president-elect’s inner circle. https://web.archive.org/web/20250206182801/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/16/dana-white-ufc-maga-manosphere
en town s/Indiana ; named for Charles Dana, a railroad official.
en village s/Illinois ; named for Thomas Dana, a railroad official.
en city s/Iowa ; named for Samuel Dana, an early settler.
Derived terms
en danaite danalite
References
Etymology 2
Transliterations from various languages.
Proper noun
en female,
from fa دانا dânâ wise.
from afb دانة dāna pearl.
en village in central-west c/Jordan, from ajp ضانا.
en village r/Amhara c/Ethiopia, from am ዳና.
en town in central-west c/Nepal, from ne दाना
A village in Annapurna Rural Municipality, Myagdi District, Gandaki Province, Nepal, from Nepali ne दाना Dānā.
en June 23, 2015 A music video on Dana Gaun The Kathmandu Post https://web.archive.org/web/20200701184221/https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2015/06/23/a-music-video-on-dana-gaun https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2015/06/23/a-music-video-on-dana-gaun 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.
en October 6, 2018 Former British Gurkhas contribute Rs 7.2 million to school Republica https://web.archive.org/web/20181006141032/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/former-british-gurkhas-contribute-rs-7-2-million-to-school/ https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/former-british-gurkhas-contribute-rs-7-2-million-to-school/ The former British Gurkha soldiers have contributed Rs 7.2 million to a school at Dana of Annapurna rural municipality in Myagdi district.
en June 2, 2019 Kapil Bisht In Nepal’s ancient salt hub Dana, a walk past yesterday OnlineKhabar English News https://web.archive.org/web/20190607145555/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/in-nepals-ancient-salt-hub-dana-a-walk-past-yesterday-2.html https://english.onlinekhabar.com/in-nepals-ancient-salt-hub-dana-a-walk-past-yesterday-2.html The town was Dana in Myagdi district of west Nepal. It lay on the ancient salt/rice trade route that passed through the Kali Gandaki valley.
Etymology 3
en :bor pl:Dana + 1
Proper noun
en Q5214649 en village gmina:Pref/Puck co:Suf/Puck voi/Pomeranian Voivodeship c/Poland.
Translations
village
German: de Dannenhof m
Kashubian: csb Danóf m-in
Polish: pl Dana f
Anagrams
en aadn ANDA Anda NDAA aDNA nada
Czech
cs:
Pronunciation
cs ana 2
cs Da na
Etymology 1
Feminine form of the biblical name cs Dan. Also a short form of cs Daniela and cs Bohdana.
Proper noun
f
cs female
Declension
f
Related terms
cs Dan Daněk Daniel Daniela
Etymology 2
Proper noun
cs proper noun form
cs Dan gen//acc s
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1969. From lv Daniela.
Proper noun
lv proper noun f
lv female
References
Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, 5-7966-0278-0
Population Register of Latvia: Dana was the only given name of 2197 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
dsb /ˈdana/
Noun
dsb noun form
dsb Dan gen s
dsb Dan acc s
dsb Dan nom d
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From nn non Dana, from non *dana female Dane, thus a feminine form of nn Danr, from non danr Dane.
Pronunciation
nn /²daːna/
Proper noun
f
nn female Old Norse Dane Dan
Related terms
nn dan, nn dane Dane
References
Dana 77
Polish
pl:+ (województwo pomorskie)
Etymology
pl 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
pl Dana Q5214649
Declension
s
Slovak
Etymology
sk
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f Danka,Danuľka,Danuška,Danielka
sk female
Declension
f
Derived terms
sk Hypocoristics Danuľa Danuša Dana
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