Dana

Dana is a name with multiple independent origins. In English-speaking countries it developed as a surname turned given name, associated with the prominent American Dana family and ultimately derived from Danish, meaning someone from Denmark. In Irish tradition it connects to the goddess Danu, the mythological mother of the Tuatha Dé Danann, linked to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning gift or giver. The name also exists as a short form of Daniel or Daniela in various European traditions, and related forms include Danna, Dane, and Dani.