Dana may refer to:

People

Given name

Dana (given name) Dana is a unisex given name. It was among the 100 most popular names given to girls born in the United States between 1960 and 1990. It has since fallen in popularity and was ranked the 446th most popular name given to girls born in the United Stat ...

Surname

Dana (surname) Dana ( or ) as a surname may have several origins. In England, it came from ''dann'', the valley of a meadow, and it may mean the dweller of that valley. In Continental Europe, it probably came from '' Dane'' (or Danish, from Denmark). This surname ...

Dana family The Dana family is a Boston Brahmin family that arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts from England during the later end of the Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640). Richard Dana, immigrant The patriarch, Richard Dana (16201690) was said t ...

of Cambridge, Massachusetts **

James Dwight Dana James Dwight Dana FRS FRSE (February 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist. He made pioneering studies of mountain-building, volcanic activity, and the origin and structure of contine ...

(1813–1895), scientist, zoological author abbreviation Dana

Nickname or stage name

Dana International Sharon Cohen ( he, שרון כהן; born 2 February 1969), professionally known as Dana International ( he, דנה אינטרנשיונל), is an Israeli pop singer. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums. She w ...

, stage name of singer Sharon Cohen * Dana Shum, the Shaw Brothers Hong Kong actress from 1973 to 1979 * Dana, stage name of

Dana Rosemary Scallon Dana Rosemary Scallon (born Rosemary Brown; 30 August 1951), known professionally as Dana, is an Irish singer and former politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004. While still a schoolgirl she won the 1970 E ...

(born 1951), Irish singer and former politician *

Dana (South Korean singer) Hong Sung-mi (born 17 July 1986), known professionally as Dana, is a South Korean singer, musical actress and vocal coach. Dana first made her public appearance with acts on the boy group H.O.T's sci-fi movie ''Age of Peace'' in 2000. Dana la ...

(born 1986), South Korean pop singer

Places

Ancient world

* Ancient Dana or

Tyana Tyana ( grc, Τύανα), earlier known as Tuwana (Hieroglyphic Luwian: ; Akkadian: ) and Tuwanuwa ( Hittite: ) was an ancient city in the Anatolian region of Cappadocia, in modern Kemerhisar, Niğde Province, Central Anatolia, Turkey. It was ...

in Cappadocia, capital of a Neo-Hittite kingdom in the 1st millennium BC * Ancient Dana possibly associated with

Tynna Tynna ( grc, Τύννα), possibly also known as Dana, was a town of ancient Cataonia or of southern Cappadocia mentioned by Ptolemy. It was located in the neighbourhood of Faustinopolis, and inhabited through Roman Roman or Romans most often ref ...

in Cappadocia

Canada

* CFS Dana, a former military radar installation in Saskatchewan, Canada * Dana Lake, a lake in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Quebec, Canada

Ethiopia

Dana, Ethiopia Dana (in Amharic: ዳና) is a village located 38 km away from Weldiya town in the district of Habru, North Wollo Zone of Amhara Region, Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa ...

, a village

Iran

Dana County Dana County ( fa, شهرستان دنا; Lurish: شݴرستانی دنا ) is located in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. The capital of the county is Sisakht. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions o ...

, an administrative subdivision of Iran *

Dana Rural District Dana Rural District ( fa, دهستان دنا) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Dana County Dana County ( fa, شهرستان دنا; Lurish: شݴرستانی دنا ) is located in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad prov ...

, an administrative subdivision of Iran

Jordan

Dana, Jordan ''For the nature reserve, click here.'' Dana ( ar, ضانا) is a village near the city of Tafilah, in the Feynan area in central-western Jordan (Tafilah Governorate). It is situated on the edge of Wadi Dana, a large natural canyon, and has views ...

, a town *

Dana Biosphere Reserve Dana Biosphere Reserve is Jordan's largest nature reserve, located in south-central Jordan. Dana Biosphere Reserve was founded in 1989 in the area in and around the Dana village and Wadi Dana comprising . Human presence The people of the Ata' ...

, the largest nature reserve in Jordan

Nepal

Dana, Nepal Dana, Nepal is a village development committee in Myagdi District in the Dhaulagiri Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Burea ...

, a village development committee

Pakistan

* Dana, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Poland

* Dana, Pomeranian Voivodeship, a village

Syria

Al-Dana, Syria Al-Dana ( ar, ٱلدَّانَا, ad-Dānā) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located north of Idlib, 38 kilometers west of Aleppo, and just east of the border with Turkey. Nearby localities include S ...

, a town in northern Syria *

Al-Dana, Maarrat al-Nu'man Al-Dana, Maarrat al-Nu'man ( ar, الدانا) is a Syrian village located in Maarrat al-Nu'man Nahiyah in Maarrat al-Nu'man District, Idlib ar, إدلبي, Idlibi , coordinates = , elevation_m = 50 ...

, a town in northwestern Syria

Turkey

Dana Island Dana Island ( tr, Dana Adası, also called ''Kargıncık Adası'', Greek Latin ''Pithyussa'') is a small Mediterranean island of Turkey. Geography Dana Adası lies parallel to south coast of Turkey at in the province of Mersin. The distance ...

* Ancient Dana or

in Cappadocia, capital of a Neo-Hittite kingdom in the 1st millennium BC * Ancient Dana possibly associated with

in Cappadocia

United States

Dana, California Dana is a populated place located in Shasta County, California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the mos ...

, an uninsorporated communití in Shasta County *

Dana, Illinois Dana is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 159, down from 171 in 2000. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as a part of the geographic re ...

, a town in Illinois *

Dana, Indiana Dana is a town in Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 608 at the 2010 census. It is primarily a farming community. History Dana was platted in 1874 when the railroad was extended to that point. The town w ...

, a town in Indiana *

Dana, Iowa Dana is a city in Greene County, Iowa, United States. The population was 38 at the time of the 2020 census. History Dana was incorporated as a town in 1907. It is named for Samuel Dana, a pioneer settler. Geography Dana is located at (42.106653 ...

, a town in Iowa *

Dana, Kentucky Dana is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Il ...

, a town in Kentucky *

Dana, Massachusetts Dana was a town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Dana was lost as a result of the formation of the Quabbin Reservoir. History Formed from parts of Petersham, Greenwich, and Hardwick, it was incorporated in 1801. The town was named f ...

, a former town that was disincorporated as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir *

Mount Dana Mount Dana is a mountain in the U.S. state of California. Its summit marks the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park and the western boundary of the Ansel Adams Wilderness. At an elevation of , it is the second highest mountain in Yosemite ...

, a mountain peak in Yosemite National Park, California **

Dana Meadows (California) The Dana Meadows can be found at the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park, at the foot of Mount Dana, not far from Tuolumne Meadows and the Tioga Pass entrance station. Description The Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River originates adj ...

, meadows at the foot of Mount Dana *

Dana Point, California Dana Point () is a city located in southern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 33,107 at the 2020 census. It has one of the few harbors along the Orange County coast, and with ready access via State Route 1, it is a po ...

, a city in Southern California *

Dana Butte Dana Butte is a prominence, (named for geologist and volcanologist James Dwight Dana), adjacent the course of the Colorado River, in the Grand Canyon and sits on the south side of Granite Gorge. The butte is roughly north-northwest of Grand ...

, in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Enterprises

* '' Dàna'', an independent online Scottish Gaelic periodical *

Dana (company) Dana, proizvodnja in prodaja pijač (English: ''Dana, the manufacture and sale of drinks'') is a major Slovenian manufacturer of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. It is located in the village of Mirna in southeastern Slovenia. The company was ...

, a beverage company from Mirna, Slovenia *

Dana Air Dana Air is a Nigerian airline headquartered in Ikeja and based out of Lagos's Murtala Muhammed International Airport. History Due to technical deficiencies in the aircraft used, the Nigerian Aviation Safety Authority (NCAA) again grounded Dana ...

, a Nigerian airline *

Dana Centre The Dana Library and Research Centre (formerly the Dana Centre) on Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London is part of the Science Museum Group. Designed by Sir Richard MacCormac of MJP Architects, the building opened in 2003 as a public event ...

, opened in 2003, an event venue in London, England *

Dana College Dana College was a private college in Blair, Nebraska. Its rural 150-acre (607,000 m²) campus is approximately 26 miles (40 km) northwest of Omaha and overlooks a portion of the Missouri River Valley. The campus was planned to be purcha ...

, a former accredited college in Blair, Nebraska *

Dana Incorporated Dana Incorporated is an American supplier of axles, driveshafts, transmissions, and electrodynamic, thermal, sealing, and digital equipment for conventional, hybrid, and electric-powered vehicles. The company's products and services are aimed ...

, a US-based auto parts firm *

Dana Foundation The Dana Foundation (Charles A. Dana Foundation) is a private philanthropic organization based in New York dedicated to advancing neuroscience and society by supporting cross-disciplinary intersections such as neuroscience and ethics, law, polic ...

, a private philanthropic foundation founded by Charles A. Dana *

Dana Mall Dana Mall is an early shopping mall in the Seef District of Manama, the capital city of Bahrain. The exterior of the mall is in Jordanian stone and the interior includes domes and stained glass ceilings. Dana Mall is one of the first establishe ...

, a shopping mall in Manama, Bahrain *

House of Dana Tabu by Dana is a women's fragrance created by French perfumer Jean Carles in 1931. Origins The House of Dana was a perfumery established in 1932 in Barcelona, Spain by lawyer Javier Serra. It was later headquartered in Paris. In 1940, it r ...

, a perfumery founded in Barcelona, Spain, by Javier Serra in 1932

Religion

Dāna Dāna (Devanagari: दान, IAST: Dānam) is a Sanskrit and Pali word that connotes the virtue of generosity, charity or giving of alms in Indian philosophies. In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, dāna is the practice of cultiva ...

, the practice of generosity or giving in Dharmic religions *

Danu (Irish goddess) In Irish mythology, ''*Danu'' () is the reconstructed mother goddess of the Tuatha dé Danann (Old Irish: "The peoples of the goddess Danu"). Though primarily seen as an ancestral figure, some Victorian sources also associate her with the land. ...

(Dana in modern Irish), the Celtic mother goddess

Ships

* ''Dana'' (1919), Danish research vessel 1920-1921 * ''Dana'' (1921), Danish research vessel 1921-1935 * ''Dana'' (1937), Danish research vessel 1937-1980 * ''Dana'' (1980), Danish research vessel 1981-present

Other uses

152mm SpGH DANA The DANA (Dělo automobilní nabíjené automaticky (gun on truck loaded automatically) is a wheeled self-propelled artillery piece. It is also known as the Samohybná Kanónová Húfnica vzor 77 (ShKH vz. 77; self-propelled gun howitzer model ...

, a Czech artillery gun * Dana octopus squid, a deep sea dwelling squid * HM Prison Shrewsbury, a former UK prison referred to locally as "The Dana" *

ZAZ Dana Dana may refer to: People Given name * Dana (given name) Surname * Dana (surname) * Dana family of Cambridge, Massachusetts ** James Dwight Dana (1813–1895), scientist, zoological author abbreviation Dana Nickname or stage name * Dana ...

, a model of ZAZ automobile * Dana Freeling, a character in the film ''Poltergeist'' (1982)