name
Meaning 1
An American surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Dana
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈdɑːnə/
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US: /ˈdeɪ.nə/
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US: /ˈdænə/
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CMU ARPABET: D EY1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A unisex given name transferred from the surname, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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name
Meaning 3
A town in Indiana; named for Charles Dana, a railroad official.
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name
Meaning 4
A village in Illinois; named for Thomas Dana, a railroad official.
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name
Meaning 5
A city in Iowa; named for Samuel Dana, an early settler.
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name
Meaning 6
A female given name,
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- from Persian دانا (dânâ, “wise”).
- from Gulf Arabic دانة (dāna, “pearl”).
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name
Meaning 7
A village in central-west Jordan, from South Levantine Arabic ضانا.
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Meaning 8
A village in Amhara, Ethiopia, from Amharic ዳና (dana).
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name
Meaning 9
A town in central-west Nepal, from Nepali दाना (dānā)
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name
Meaning 10
A village in the Gmina of Puck, Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.
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noun
Meaning 11
The virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.
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Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 12
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Celtic deity
History
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Dawnay, or else an altered form of Dan or Daniel.
Transliterations from various languages.
Borrowed from Polish Dana.
Transliteration of Sanskrit दान (dāna) or Pali dāna.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Dannenhof — village
- Kashubian: Danóf — village
- Polish: Dana — village
- Burmese: ဒါန (dana.) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Chinese Mandarin: 布施 (bùshī) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Finnish: anteliaisuus — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Greek: γενναιοδωρία (gennaiodoría) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Greek: ελεημοσύνη (eleïmosýni) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Hindi: दान (dān) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Japanese: 布施 (fuse) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Korean: 보시 (bosi) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Lao: ທານ (thān) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Pali: dāna — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Polish: dana — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Russian: да́на (dána) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Russian: поже́ртвование (požértvovanije) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Russian: подая́ние (podajánije) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Russian: подноше́ние (podnošénije) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Sanskrit: दान (dāna) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Telugu: దానము (dānamu) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
- Thai: ทาน (taan) — virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms