Name: Dana
Gender: Female
Usage: Dana, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Dana are in general originating from Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Dana across the world, see Dan.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Dana is: Arbiter, One who is from Denmark.
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Numerology of the first name Dana: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Dana is ranked on the 163rd position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 3347100 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.046% of the population. The name Dana has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Dana for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Dana is 11 December.
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History and Origin
Dana is a given name used for both females and males. It was among the 100 most popular names given to girls born in the United States between 1960 and 1990. It has since fallen in popularity and was ranked the 446th most popular name given to girls born in the United States in 2007. As a male forename it is well known in the United States, being in the 314th rank out of 1,219 in the 1990 U.S. Census.
The name has multiple derivations. It may come from "Dane" (from Denmark), the meaning of the common surname. It is also occasionally regarded as a feminine version of Daniel or a short version of feminine names such as Bogdana or Yordana. Dana is also an alternate spelling of the name for Danu, a Celtic fertility goddess. In Persian, the word literally means "knowledgeable", and some speculate that the name is first used as a first name in Shahnameh. The name is used in Persian for both female and male sexes. Dana or Danah, in Arabic, means "the most perfectly sized, valuable and beautiful pearl". This name is used mainly by Arabs of the Persian Gulf (Eastern Arabia), due to their traditional pearl diving professions wherein they gave different type of pearls names. It is used in the Arab world as a female name. In Hebrew, the name Dana means "arbiter" or "God is my judge." In Sanskrit and Pali, the word means "generosity."
1 (f.) E. European: for the most part a feminine form of Dan or Daniel. In Poland it is also used as a short form of Bogdana (see Bogdan) and a pet form of Daria.
2 (f., m) English (esp. U.S.): from the surname, which is relatively common in the United States, but of uncertain derivation. Use as a given name began in honour of Richard Dana (1815–82), author of Two Years before the Mast. A lawyer by profession, he supported the rights of fugitive slaves, and lent his backing to the Union during the Civil War.
Pet forms (of I): Czech: Danka, Danuše, Danuška, Danička, Danul(k)a.
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