Dana

¹ American

[dah-nuh] / ˈdɑ nə /

noun

Irish Mythology.

Danu.

Dana ² American

[day-nuh] / ˈdeɪ nə /

noun

Charles Anderson, 1819–97, U.S. journalist, editor, and publisher.
Edward Salisbury, 1849–1935, U.S. mineralogist and physicist.
his father James Dwight, 1813–95, U.S. geologist and mineralogist.
Richard Henry, Jr., 1815–82, U.S. jurist, author, and sailor: specialist in admiralty law.
a male or female given name.

Dana British

/ ˈdeɪnə /

noun

James Dwight (dwaɪt). 1813–95, American geologist; noted for his work The System of Mineralogy (1837)

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US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was offering a press secretary role to mixed martial arts executive and "violent fighter" Dana White.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

"Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Film critic Dana Stevens raves about one actor’s performance in particular.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

The luxury inn, where rooms start at about $1,300 a night, was one of Orange County’s first large-scale oceanfront resorts when it opened in 1984 on a bluff overlooking the Pacific in Dana Point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

But Dana was nowhere to be seen at Trace Middle.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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