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Definition: Dana

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don.[Wordnet].

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"Dana" is a common misspelling or typo for: Diana, Adana, DABA, danta.

Date "Dana" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1369. (references)

Specialty Definition: Dana

Domain Definition
Antiquities Dana (Dana). A great city of Cappadocia, probably the same as the later Tyana (q.v.) (Xen. Anab.i. 2Xen. Anab., 20). (references)
Environment One of two heavy water facilities, Newport, Indiana (now property of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps). (references)

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Common Expressions: Dana

Expressions Definition
Aes Dana Aes Dana is a french black metal and Pagan metal band. Aes Dana is also a name shared by Vincent Villuis and Sunbeam (aka Mahiane), producing ambient down tempo trance music. (references)
Bill Dana Bill Dana (October 5 1924) is a comedian, writer, author, producer and composer, who was well-established in comedy writing before he created the character Jose Jimenez for the Steve Allen Show. After 1970, responding to changing times, he no longer portrayed the Jose Jimenez character. (references)
Charles Anderson Dana Charles Anderson Dana (born August 8, 1819 at Hinsdale, New Hampshire; died October 17, 1897 in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York) was an American journalist. (references)
Charles Dana Gibson Charles Dana Gibson (September 14, 1867-December 23, 1944) was an American graphic artist, noted for his creation of one of the first pin-up girls, the "Gibson Girl". (references)
Dana (Buddhism) Dana is a Sanskrit and Pali word meaning generosity or giving. In Buddhism, it also refers to the practice of cultivating generosity. Ultimately, the practice culminates in one of the Perfections (paramitas): the Perfection of Giving (dana-paramita). This can be characterized by unattached and unconditional generosity, giving and letting go. (references)
Dana A. Dorsey Dana Albert Dorsey (1872-1940) was a businessman, banker, and philanthropist who became south Florida's first African-American millionaire. (references)
Dana Barros Dana Bruce Barros (born April 13 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former professional player in the National Basketball Association. (references)
Dana Bash Dana Bash is a CNN reporter and anchorwoman. She is a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington D.C. She is married to Jeremy Bash who is a Democratic Party political operative in Washington D.C. Jeremy was an attorney for the Gore/Lieberman campaign and currently works for Democratic Member of Congress Jane Harman on the House Intelligence Committee. (references)
Dana Buchman Dana Buchman is a famous fashion designer of the high-end brand Dana Buchman. (references)
Dana Chevrolet Located on Long Beach Blvd in South Gate, Los Angeles, Dana Chevrolet led the muscle car craze on the West Coast. Dick Guldstrand (who later would gain prominence with his involvement with the Corvette), oversaw the development of the Dana 427 Camaro. Like Yenko, Dana started with a 1967 Camaro SS350, and replaced the 350 with a 1966 spec, 425 bhp L72 427. Numerous options were available including Traction Master traction bars, and race suspension systems. Even the Corvette's L71 435 bhp 427 engine was available. (references)
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Dana

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry Source Expression Field
DANA English De.Admin.News.Announce, "D.A.N.A." Computer - (Usenet)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Extended Definition: Dana

Dana Brown

Dana Brown may refer to:

  • Dana Brown, (b. December 11 1959) American filmmaker
  • Dana A. Brown, Assistant Administrator for Law Enforcement and the Director of the Federal Air Marshal Service[1]
  • Dana Brown (pageant), (b. March 04 1965) Miss America contestant
  • Dana Rosemary Scallon, (b. Rosemary Brown on August 30 1951), Irish singer ("Dana"), turned politician
  • Dana Brown (entrepreneur), (1905-1994) American entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • Dana Brown (Canadian politician), 2006 candidate to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dana Brown (disambiguation)". Image Credit.
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Extended Definition: Dana

Dana

Dana may refer to:

People

See Dana (name)


Given names

  • Dana Rosemary Scallon, an Irish singer and ex-Euro MP
  • Dana (Korean singer), a South Korean pop singer who is part of girl group TSZX the Grace
  • Dana International, Eurovision Song Contest winner and Israeli transsexual singer
  • DJ Lady Dana, a Dutch DJ
  • Dana Perino, White House Press Secretary
  • Dana Plato, an American actress
  • Dana Halabi, a Lebanese singer
  • Dana White, UFC President

Surnames

  • Bill Dana, an American comedian, writer, producer and composer, well-known for his character Jose Jimenez in the Steve Allen Show
  • Charles Anderson Dana, American author, journalist and government official
  • Charles A. Dana (philanthropist), a New York State legislator, industrialist, and philanthropist
  • Daniel Dana, American educator, the president of Dartmouth College
  • Francis Dana, an American lawyer
  • Henry Dana, founder of the Native Police force in Victoria, Australia in the nineteenth century
  • James Dwight Dana, an American zoologist and geologist
  • John Cotton Dana, a highly influential American librarian and museum director
  • Mazen Dana, a Reuters cameraman who was shot to death by U.S. soldiers
  • Paul Dana, a former American race car driver in the Indy Racing League, who died in a crash in March 2006
  • Richard Henry Dana, Jr., an American lawyer and politician , most famous for his classic book Two Years Before the Mast
  • Samuel Dana Horton, an American writer on bimetallism
  • Samuel W. Dana, an American lawyer and politician
  • Sophia Dana, a nineteenth-century feminist, a Transcendentalist and later a Catholic
  • Vic Dana, an American dancer and singer
  • Viola Dana, (also known as Viola Flugrath, born Virginia Flugrath) a silent movie actress
  • William H. Dana, a retired American astronaut

In fiction

  • Dana, a character on the television show Angel
  • Dana, a main character of the children's television series Wayside
  • Dana Cruz, a character on Zoey 101
  • Dana Fairbanks, a character of the television show The L Word
  • Dana Scully, an FBI agent on The X-Files
  • The Dana Girls, a series of mystery books

In mythology

  • King Dana, a Corinthian king, son of Sysiphus and Merope

See also

  • Dannah Feinglass

Organizations/companies

  • The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a Boston, Massachusetts-based cancer treatment and research center
  • The Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic foundation founded by Charles A. Dana
  • Dana Corporation, a USA based auto parts firm
  • Dana Design, a small manufacuter of backpacks for mountain climbing
  • Aes Dana, a French black metal and pagan metal band
  • Dana College, an accredited baccalaureate college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Blair, Nebraska
  • Dana Centre, opened in 2003, an event venue in London, England
  • Dana (weapon), a brand of artillery gun

Places

  • Ancient Dana or Tyana in Cappadocia
  • Dhanna, Jordan, a town in Jordan
  • Dana reserve, one of the biosphere reserves located in Jordan
United States
  • Dana Point, California, a town
    • Dana Hills High School
  • Dana, Illinois, a town
  • Dana, Indiana, a town
  • Dana, Iowa, a town
  • Dana, Massachusetts, United States, a former town that was disincorporated as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir
  • Mount Dana, a mountain peak in Yosemite National Park, California
  • Dana Meadows, meadows at the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park, at the foot of Mount Dana
  • Richard Henry Dana Middle School, one of the three middle schools in Arcadia, California

Spirituality

  • Dana (Buddhism), the practice of generosity or giving in Buddhism
  • Dana (Sikhism), the material virtue of charity in Sikhism
  • Danu (Irish goddess), the Celtic mother goddess

Other

See also

  • Danaë

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dana". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Dana

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dana 83     Aes Dana 21
Dana Rohrabacher 70     Aes Dana (ambient trance artists) 7
Dana Rosemary Scallon 47     Aes Dana (band) 12
Dana Sterling 41     Amasa Dana 3
Dana Scully 35     Bill Dana 9
Dana X. Bible 31     Bill Dana (comedian) 7
Dana Jacobson 29     Capistrano Beach, Dana Point, California 5
Dana Plato 28     Charles A. Dana 2
Dana Sue Gray 26     Charles Anderson Dana 10
Dana Ullman 25     Charles Dana Gibson 13
Dana Scott 24     Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation 9
Dana Point, California 23     Dana 83
Dana International 23     Dana (Buddhism) 20
Dana Delany 22     Dana (car) 2
Dana Hall 22     Dana (Korean singer) 12
Dana Beal 21     Dana (name) 11
Dana Reeve 21     Dana (singer) 2
Aes Dana 21     DANA (weapon) 14
Dana Gioia 21     Dana A. Dorsey 6
Dana Wortley 20     Dana Adam Shapiro 3
Dana (Buddhism) 20     Dana Adobe 4
Dana Carvey 19     Dana Altman 18
Dana Howard 19     Dana and Ginger Lamb 7
Dana Stubblefield 19     Dana Andersen 6
Dana Altman 18     Dana Anderson 4
Dana Andrews 18     Dana Andrews 18
Dana Fairbanks 17     Dana Antal 4
Dana Hills High School 16     Dana Ashbrook 9
Dana Valery 16     Dana Baitz 12
Dana Barros 15     Dana Barron 6
Dana Perino 15     Dana Barros 15
Dana DeArmond 15     Dana Bash 6
DANA (weapon) 14     Dana Beal 21
Dana Priest 14     Dana Berger 4
Dubai Pearl Dana Tower 14     Dana Berliner 7
Dana Dimel 13     Dana Blankenhorn 4
Dana Stabenow 13     Dana Bourgeois 3
Dana Eveland 13     Dana Brown 6
Dana College 13     Dana Brown (alternative meanings) 3
Dana Suesse 13     Dana Buchman 7
Charles Dana Gibson 13     Dana Bullen 6
Dana Gould 13     Dana C. Bradford - McCarthy Group, LLC 3
Dana Baitz 12     Dana Cameron 2
Dana (Korean singer) 12     Dana Carleton Munro 3
Mount Dana 12     Dana Carpender 5
Frances Dana Barker Gage 12     Dana Carvey 19
Aes Dana (band) 12     Dana Centre 4
Dana Vollmer 12     Dana College 13
Dana Wynter 11     Dana Corp. 7
Dana Dawson 11     Dana Countryman 9
Dana (name) 11     Dana Cowin 3
Dana Stone 11     Dana Cunningham 7
James Dwight Dana 11     Dana D. Munsey 3
Dana Glover 11     Dana Dane 4
Dana Ivey 11     Dana Davis (actress) 5
Dana Kirk 11     Dana Dawson 11
Dana Hall School 10     Dana DeArmond 15
James Dwight Dana House 10     Dana Delany 22
Charles Anderson Dana 10     Dana DeMuth 3
Dana Halabi 10     Dana Design 5
Dana Jennings 10     Dana Dimel 13
Dana Octopus Squid 10     Dana E. Levin 6
Dana Howard (American football) 10     Dana Elcar 7
Dana J.H. Pittard 10     Dana Ellis 4
Dana King 10     Dana Eskelson 4
John Cotton Dana 9     Dana Eveland 13
The Dana Girls 9     Dana Fabe 3
Dana Stein 9     Dana Fairbanks 17
Bill Dana 9     Dana Falkenberg 2
Dana Countryman 9     Dana Foundation 5
John W. Dana 9     Dana Frankfort 3
Dana Ashbrook 9     Dana Fuchs 6
Dana Glover (singer) 9     Dana Gillespie 7
Paul Dana 9     Dana Gioia 21
Dana White 9     Dana Glacier 5
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation 9     Dana Glover 11
Dana Vespoli 8     Dana Glover (singer) 9
The Dana Owens Album 8     Dana Gould 13
Dana Murzyn 8     Dana H. Born 6
Dana Rosenblatt 8     Dana Halabi 10
William H. Dana 8     Dana Hall 22
Dana Meadows 8     Dana Hall School 10
The Dana Carvey Show 7     Dana Hamilton 3
Napoleon J.T. Dana 7     Dana Hanna 3
Dana Corp. 7     Dana Hill 4
Dana Gillespie 7     Dana Hills High School 16
Lowell Dana 7     Dana Howard 19
Aes Dana (ambient trance artists) 7     Dana Howard (American football) 10
Dana Buchman 7     Dana Howard (contactee) 6
Bill Dana (comedian) 7     Dana International 23
Monarch Beach, Dana Point, California 7     Dana Ivey 11
Dana Cunningham 7     Dana J.H. Pittard 10
Dana McLemore 7     Dana Jacobson 29
Dana Berliner 7     Dana Jennings 10
Dana Elcar 7     Dana Kaparova 3
Robert Dana 7     Dana Karl Glover 3
Dana and Ginger Lamb 7     Dana Key 4
Dana Tyler 6     Dana Kiecker 2
Francis Dana 6     Dana Kimmell 5
Dana H. Born 6     Dana King 10
Dana Fuchs 6     Dana Kirk 11
Dana Bash 6     Dana Kirk (basketball) 5
Dana McCauley 6     Dana Kirk (swimmer) 3
Samuel W. Dana 6     Dana Knutson 2
Dana Andersen 6     Dana Laframboise 4
Dana Brown 6     Dana Levin 4
Dana Bullen 6     Dana Lewis 5
Dana Mohler-Faria 6     Dana Lyons 5
Dana Snyder 6     Dana Macsim 5
Dana A. Dorsey 6     Dana Mase 4
Dana Schoenfield 6     Dana McCauley 6
Dana Howard (contactee) 6     Dana McLean Greeley 4
Dana Porter 6     Dana McLemore 7
Dana E. Levin 6     Dana Meadows 8
Dana Quigley 6     Dana Milbank 6
Dana Zátopková 6     Dana Mohler-Faria 6
Viola Dana 6     Dana Murzyn 8
Dana Milbank 6     Dana Octopus Squid 10
Richard Henry Dana Middle School 6     Dana Olmert 5
Dana Barron 6     Dana Olsen 3
Dana Strum 6     Dana P. Rowe 3
Dana Wong, Martial Artist 6     Dana Perino 15
Dana Kirk (basketball) 5     Dana Plato 28
Dana Kimmell 5     Dana Point, California 23
Sam Dana 5     Dana Porter 6
Dana W. Bartlett 5     Dana Priest 14
Dana Foundation 5     Dana Quercioli 3
Dana Lyons 5     Dana Quigley 6
Dana Schutz 5     Dana Randall 3
Dana Olmert 5     Dana Rayne 2
Capistrano Beach, Dana Point, California 5     Dana Reeve 21
Dana Lewis 5     Dana Rogers 3
Dana Davis (actress) 5     Dana Rohrabacher 70
Dana Glacier 5     Dana Rosemary Scallon 47
Dana Carpender 5     Dana Rosenblatt 8
Edward Salisbury Dana 5     Dana Schechter 3
Petrelea dana 5     Dana Schoenfield 6
Dana van Dreven 5     Dana Schutz 5
Dana Design 5     Dana Scott 24
Dana Macsim 5     Dana Scully 35
Dana Wilson 4     Dana Sheridan 3
Dana Levin 4     Dana Snyder 6
Dana Ward 4     Dana Snyman 4
Dana Dane 4     Dana Spálenská 4
Dana Hill 4     Dana Sparks 3
Dana Mase 4     Dana Stabenow 13
Ranita De Dana 4     Dana Stein 9
Dana Laframboise 4     Dana Sterling 41
Dana Berger 4     Dana Stone 11
Dana Spálenská 4     Dana Strum 6
Dana McLean Greeley 4     Dana Stubblefield 19
Dana Centre 4     Dana Sue Gray 26
Samuel Dana 4     Dana Suesse 13
Dana Blankenhorn 4     Dana Tan 4
Judah Dana 4     Dana Tyler 6
Marwah Dana Asha 4     Dana Ullman 25
Dana Key 4     Dana Valery 16
Dana Adobe 4     Dana van Dreven 5
Muriel Frances Dana 4     Dana Veldáková 4
Dana Snyman 4     Dana Vespoli 8
Dana Anderson 4     Dana Vollmer 12
Daniel Dana 4     Dana W. Bartlett 5
Dana Antal 4     Dana Ward 4
Mazen Dana 4     Dana Weigel 3
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson 4     Dana Wheeler-Nicholson 4
Dana Tan 4     Dana Whipkey 3
Dana Veldáková 4     Dana White 9
Killer Dana 4     Dana Wilson 4
Dana Eskelson 4     Dana Wong, Martial Artist 6
Dana Ellis 4     Dana Wortley 20
George Augustus Dana 3     Dana Wynter 11
Dana Frankfort 3     Dana X. Bible 31
Dana Sheridan 3     Dana Zátopková 6
L. Dana Wilgress 3     Daniel Dana 4
USS Dana 3     Dorsa Dana 3
Dana Kaparova 3     Dubai Pearl Dana Tower 14
Dana Hamilton 3     Edward Salisbury Dana 5
Amasa Dana 3     Frances Dana Barker Gage 12
Samuel Dana Horton 3     Francis Dana 6
Dana Olsen 3     George Augustus Dana 3
Dana D. Munsey 3     Henry Dana 3
Dana Kirk (swimmer) 3     James Dwight Dana 11
Dana DeMuth 3     James Dwight Dana House 10
Dana Adam Shapiro 3     John Cotton Dana 9
Dana Quercioli 3     John W. Dana 9
Dana Schechter 3     Judah Dana 4
Dana Randall 3     Killer Dana 4
Dana Whipkey 3     L. Dana Wilgress 3
Vic Dana 3     Lake Dana 2
Dana Bourgeois 3     Lowell Dana 7
Dana Weigel 3     Marwah Dana Asha 4
The Bill Dana Show 3     Mazen Dana 4
Dana Karl Glover 3     Monarch Beach, Dana Point, California 7
Dana Brown (alternative meanings) 3     Mount Dana 12
Dana Cowin 3     Muriel Frances Dana 4
Dana Hanna 3     Napoleon J.T. Dana 7
Dana Rogers 3     Paul Dana 9
Dorsa Dana 3     Paul Dana (journalist) 2
Dana C. Bradford - McCarthy Group, LLC 3     Petrelea dana 5
Dana P. Rowe 3     Ranita De Dana 4
Henry Dana 3     Richard Henry Dana Middle School 6
Dana Sparks 3     Robert Dana 7
Dana Carleton Munro 3     Sam Dana 5
Dana Fabe 3     Samuel Dana 4
The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center 2     Samuel Dana Horton 3
Dana (car) 2     Samuel W. Dana 6
Dana Kiecker 2     The Bill Dana Show 3
Dana Rayne 2     The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center 2
Dana Knutson 2     The Dana Carvey Show 7
Paul Dana (journalist) 2     The Dana Girls 9
Dana Falkenberg 2     The Dana Owens Album 8
Dana (singer) 2     USS Dana 3
Dana Cameron 2     Vic Dana 3
Charles A. Dana 2     Viola Dana 6
Lake Dana 2     William H. Dana 8

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"Dana" is a common misspelling or typo for: Diana, Adana, DABA, danta.

Synonym: Dana
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Noun

 Danu.
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Translations: Dana

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian tok podataka (dana stream, data flow), procesno raèunarstvo (dana processing computer science), krvni mRNA biljezi (blood mRNA dana), sa eti podatci (aggregated dana, aggregated data). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina tok podataka (dana stream, data flow), procesno raèunarstvo (dana processing computer science), krvni mRNA biljezi (blood mRNA dana), sa eti podatci (aggregated dana, aggregated data). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 布施 (Dana). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 布施 (Dana). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech tok podataka (dana stream, data flow), procesno raèunarstvo (dana processing computer science), krvni mRNA biljezi (blood mRNA dana), sa eti podatci (aggregated dana, aggregated data). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Dana (Dana Rosemary Scallon). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Dana (Dana), Dana Scallon (Dana Rosemary Scallon), Dana International (Dana International). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
Français crabe lénée (Dana swimcrab), mont Dana (Mount Dana). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
French crabe lénée (Dana swimcrab), mont Dana (Mount Dana). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
German Dana (Dana Rosemary Scallon). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew דנה אינטרנשיונל (Dana International). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Dana (Dana Rosemary Scallon). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Dana (Dana Rosemary Scallon). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit דנה אינטרנשיונל (Dana International). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese デイナ・スコット (Dana Scott). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese Dana (deteriorate, deteriorates, irritate, irritates, Dana Rosemary Scallon). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Dana. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Dana

Language Translations for “Dana” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Dathaganathaga (Dana). Additional references: Athag, Dana. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Daganaga (Dana). Additional references: Double Dutch, Dana. (volunteer)
Leet |)/\]\[/\ (Dana). Additional references: Leet, Dana. (volunteer)
Oppish Dopanopa (Dana). Additional references: Oppish, Dana. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Anaday (Dana). Additional references: Pig Latin, Dana. (volunteer)
Terran B Dana (at, Dana, of, on). Additional references: Terran B, Dana. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Dubanuba (Dana). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Dana. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: Dana

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin 500 BCE - 1700 Callinectes danae (dana, Dana swimcrab). Additional references: Latin, Dana. (volunteer)
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