dana

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see also: Dana

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Noun

dana (uncountable)

1. The virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.

Translations

• Russian: да́на

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Dana

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdɑːnə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈdeɪ.nə/, /ˈdænə/

Proper noun

1. Surname of uncertain origin.
2. (chiefly, US) A unisex given name, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr.
   • 1971 J. Anthony Lukas, Don't Shoot — We Are Your Children, Random House, ISBN 0394462874, page 419:

     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.

   • 2000, California Blue Book ↗, page 168:

     Currently serving his sixth term in Congress, Dana Rohrabacher represents California's scenic 45th Congressional District.

3. A female given name, from Romanian -, Czech -, Slovak - and German -.
4. A unisex given name, borrowed from Persian دانا, meaning “wise”.
5. A town in Indiana, ;.
6. A village in Illinois, ;.
7. A city in Iowa, ;.
8. A town in central-west Nepal.
9. A village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.
10. A village in Amhara, Ethiopia.
11. A village in central-west Jordan.

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