dana
IPA: dˈeɪnʌ
Root Word: Dana
noun
- An American surname of uncertain origin.
- (chiefly US) A unisex given name transferred from the surname, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr.
- A female given name from Hebrew, masculine equivalent Daniel, from Romanian, Czech, Slovak and German.
- A unisex given name from Persian, borrowed from Persian دانا (dânâ), meaning “wise”.
- A female given name from Gulf Arabic دانة (dāna), meaning “pearl”.
- A town in Indiana; named for Charles Dana, a railroad official.
- A village in Illinois; named for Thomas Dana, a railroad official.
- A city in Iowa; named for Samuel Dana, an early settler.
- A town in central-west Nepal.
- A village in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.
- A village in Amhara, Ethiopia.
- A village in central-west Jordan.
- The virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.
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Examples of "dana" in Sentences
- Cerebrum Magazine, The Dana Press.
- Dana is a good and serious editor.
- Dana is briefly seen as a child in.
- Dana is briefly seen as a child in .
- The Dana 41 was the precursor to the Dana 44.
- Dana also criticized the Transcendentalism movement.
- Dana is plugging away gamely, but I'm fearing that we just can't win.
- Dana Feder would later leave the band and join national act Anomie Belle.
- Dana Scully finds out that she has a tumor between her sinus and cerebrum.
- Eaton manufacturers the carrier and Dana manufacturers the rest of the axle.