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♀ Dana (girl)
What does Dana mean?
Dana 
▼ as a girls' name (also used less commonly as boys' name Dana) is pronounced DAY-nah. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Dana is "from Denmark". A surname also used as a variant of Daniel. Actress Dana Delany.
STARTS WITH Dan-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, surname
Variations
VARIANTS Daena, Danaca, Danah, Danay, Dane, Danet, Daney, Dania, Danica▼, Danna, Danya, Dayna▼, Dayne, Donnica
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dana Anya (D.A.), ..
How popular is Dana?
Dana is a very popular first name for women (#179 out of 4276, Top 4%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#5939 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dana reached its top rank of #57 in the U.S. during the years 1970-1979, and is presently at #849. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Dana (#849 A YEAR AGO) listed in the Top 2000 are Dania (#1338), Danica (#1008), Daniel, Danna (#525), Danya and Dayna. Usage of these relations of Dana was at its peak 5 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 0.4%) and is now significantly reduced (ADOPTION 0.1%, ▼79.3%), with forms like Daniel becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Dana▼ is alike in pronunciation to Dagna, Dahnya, Danae▼, Danaye, Danney, Dannia, Dany, Dawna▼, Dayanna, Deana▼, Deeanna, Deenya, Denah, Denni, Denny, Dhanna, Diana▼, Diannah, Digna, Dinny, Donna▼, Donnay, Duana, Duayna and Dwayna. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Dada, Dafna, Dama, Damia, Damya, Danne, Dara▲, Dawn▼, Dawne, Daya, Deane, Deann▼, Dene, Dian▼, Diane▼, Diann▼, Duane, Dwan, Dyan, Dyane, Dyann, Dzana, Gana, Hana▲, Iana, Jana▼, Lana▲, Nana, Rana, Sana, Tana▼, Vana, Yana and Zana▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Dana.
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