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dana

/ˈdɑːnə/US/ˈdeɪ.nə/

dana noun: the virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.

Noun

dana (uncountable)

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

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Dana

Dana

  1. An American surname.
  2. (US) A unisex given name transferred from the surname, originally given in honor of Richard Henry Dana Jr.
    • 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, →ISBN, 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 town in Indiana; named for Charles Dana, a railroad official.
  4. A village in Illinois; named for Thomas Dana, a railroad official.
  5. A city in Iowa; named for Samuel Dana, an early settler.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Dana

Dana

  1. A female given name,
    • from Persian دانا (dânâ, “wise”).
    • from Gulf Arabic دانة (dāna, “pearl”).
  2. A village in central-west Jordan, from South Levantine Arabic ضانا.
  3. A village in Amhara, Ethiopia, from Amharic ዳና (dana).
  4. A town in central-west Nepal, from Nepali दाना (dānā)

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Dana

Dana

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

dana meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

dana in Hindi

virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
दान dān

dana in Tamil

டானா

dana in Urdu

ڈانا

dana in Telugu

virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms
దానము dānamu
More languagesFewer languages
dana in Malayalam
ദനാ
dana in Kannada
ಡಾನಾ
dana in Gujarati
દાના
dana in Odia
ଦନା
dana in Sanskrit
दान dāna
dana in Thai
ทาน taan
dana in Myanmar
ဒါန dana.

Forms of dana

alternative formdāna
alternative formdaana

Origin of dana

Transliteration of Sanskrit दान (dāna) or Pali dāna.

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Dawnay, or else an altered form of Dan or Daniel.

Transliterations from various languages.

Phrases with dana

Words that rhyme with dana

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Questions about dana

What does dana mean?
Dana means the virtue of generosity or giving, a form of alms, in Indian philosophy.
What is dana in Hindi?
Dana in Hindi is दान (dān). See Dana meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is dana?
Dana can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dana?
Dana is pronounced /ˈdɑːnə/ (UK).

Words near dana in the dictionary

  1. Dan Tuckers
  2. dan ty ba
  3. Dan'l
  4. Dan-y-graig
  5. Dan.
  6. dana
  7. Dana Point
  8. Danaan
  9. Danaans
  10. Danae
  11. Danagla

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dana (page history and authors); Dana (page history and authors); dana (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dana (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dana (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dana (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dana (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dana (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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