Definition of "Dana"

Dana

/ˈdɑːnə/

proper noun
1. An American surname of uncertain origin.
2. (chiefly US) A unisex given name transferred from the surname, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr.
  Quotations
  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.
  1971, J. Anthony Lukas, Don't Shoot — We Are Your Children, Random House, page 419
  Currently serving his sixth term in Congress, Dana Rohrabacher represents California's scenic 45th Congressional District.
  2000, California Blue Book‎, page 168
3. A female given name from Hebrew, masculine equivalent Daniel, from Romanian, Czech, Slovak and German.
4. A unisex given name from Persian, borrowed from Persian دانا (dânâ), meaning “wise”.
5. A female given name from Gulf Arabic دانة (dāna), meaning “pearl”.
6. A town in Indiana; named for Charles Dana, a railroad official.
7. A village in Illinois; named for Thomas Dana, a railroad official.
8. A city in Iowa; named for Samuel Dana, an early settler.
9. A town in central-west Nepal.
10. A village in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.
11. A village in Amhara, Ethiopia.
12. A village in central-west Jordan.