Dana
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"from Denmark, gift, or wise"Share
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Dana Origin and Meaning
The name Dana is a girl's name of English origin meaning "from Denmark, gift, or wise".
This name found in both Celtic and Scandinavian mythology has gone from all-boy to almost all-girl, retaining a strong, unisex quality. However, it has dropped following its three-decade heyday from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Dana is the birth name of Queen Latifah.
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Famous People Named Dana
- Dana DelanyAmerican actress
- Dana PlatoAmerican actress
- Dana VollmerAmerican swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist
- Dana WhitePresident of the UFC
- Dana Marie PerinoAmerican political pundit
- Aaliyah Dana HaughtonAmerican singer and actress
- Dana Elaine Owensprofessionally known as Queen Latifah, American singer and talk show host
- Dana WilkersonAmerican author
- Dana DuckworthAmerican gymnastics coach who is head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team
- Dana Wynteractress
- Dana BrookeAmerican pro wrestler
- Dana KopperAmerican production manager
- Dana Bash (Dana pronounced with a short "a" soundas in "Dan"), American journalist and CNN correspondent
Dana in Pop Culture
- Dana Katherine Scullycharacter from "The X,Files"
- Dana Fairbankscharacter from the "The L,Word"
- Dana Mercercharacter from the game Prototype
- Dana Brodycharacter on the Showtime's "Homeland"
- Dana Tancharacter in DC Universe
- Intern Dana Cardinalcharacter from the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
- Dana Taskerfrom movie "True Lies"
- Dr Dana Stowefrom TV series "Strong Medicine"
- Dana Jonescharacter from the movie "Friday"
- Dana Tresslerfrom the movie "Flipped"
- Danamain character in "Blue Crush 2"
- Dana Freelingcharacter in "Poltergeist"
- Dana Polk(played by Kristen Connolly) character from the movie "Cabin in the Woods"
- Dana Knightstonefictional writer from Big Fish Games' Dana Knightstone series
- Edana "Dana" Franklinmain character of the novel "Kindred"
- Dana Shulpsanagram from TV's "Supernatural"
- Dana Simmscharacter in film "The Internship"
- Dana Scottcharacter from the TV show "Suits"