dana

/D EY1 N AH0/
noun
  1. 1

    (chiefly US) A unisex given name transferred from the surname, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr.

  2. 2

    A female given name,

  3. 3

    An American surname.

  4. 4

    A town in Indiana; named for Charles Dana, a railroad official.

  5. 5

    A village in Illinois; named for Thomas Dana, a railroad official.

  6. 6

    A city in Iowa; named for Samuel Dana, an early settler.

  7. 7

    A village in central-west Jordan, from South Levantine Arabic ุถุงู†ุง.

  8. 8

    A village in Amhara, Ethiopia, from Amharic แ‹ณแŠ“ (dana).

  9. 9

    A town in central-west Nepal, from Nepali เคฆเคพเคจเคพ (dฤnฤ)

  10. 10

    A village in the Gmina of Puck, Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

  11. 11

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