Meaning of Dana | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.
   uncountable
2. An American surname.
3. A female given name,
4. A village in the Gmina of Puck, Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.
5. Alternative spelling of dana.
   alt-of, alternative, uncountable
6. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr.
   US
7. A village in central-west Jordan, from South Levantine Arabic ضانا.
8. A town in Indiana; named for Charles Dana, a railroad official.
9. A village in Amhara, Ethiopia, from Amharic ዳና (dana).
10. A village in Illinois; named for Thomas Dana, a railroad official.
11. A town in central-west Nepal, from Nepali दाना (dānā)
12. A city in Iowa; named for Samuel Dana, an early settler.

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Examples

“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.”

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

“When Dana White barreled up to the microphone, at Donald Trump’s request⟳, to say⟳ his piece on election night, it represented confirmation of the UFC CEO’s status as one of the key members of the president-elect’s inner circle.”

“from Persian دانا (dânâ, “wise”).”

“from Gulf Arabic دانة (dāna, “pearl”).”

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