Given name · Arabic · Kurdish · Persian
دانا
“know”
دانا (dânâ) is a feminine given name from Middle Persian. It is used in Persian.
Arabic and Kurdish and PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: dânâ.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Middle Persian d’n’k' (dānāg), built from Persian دان (dân, “know”) + ـا (-â).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
دانا’s family of names
In Kurdish usage, دانا has a transliteration in Dana. In Persian usage, دانا can be written in the Roman alphabet as dânâ. In Arabic usage, دانا has a transliteration in dānā.
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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