Details for the forename Dana

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Dana (female)


Variants:	Daniella (F)
Diminutive for:	Bogdana (F)
Pet Name(s):	Danička (F) Danka (F) Danula (F) Danulka (F) Danuše (F) Danuška (F)
Pet Name for:	Daniella (F) Daria (F)
Derivative(s):	Danuta (F)
Masculine form:	Dan (M) Dana (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	1. Eastern European, female variant of the Biblical name Dan [OT Genesis 30:6], meaning "he judged" in Hebrew and a variant of Daniella. There are many pet names for Dana and/or Daniela in Czech, including Danka, Danuše, Danuška, Danička, Danula, Danulka. 2. In Polish Dana is also a diminutive of Bogdana, from old Slavonic "gift of God" and a pet name for Daria. 3. In the US Dana is derived from the surname, which is of uncertain origin, and may be male or female.