Female first name (English): Dana, the Dane, Old English (Surname as first name); dhen = low, flat (Indo), a family name that goes back again on a name for someone from Denmark, the name of the Danes is probably due to a Indo-European root 'dhen' (low, flat) back Male first name (English): Dana, the Dane, Old English (Surname as first name); dhen = low, flat (Indo), a family name, which in turn on a name for someone from Denmark goes back, the name of the Danes is probably an Indo-European root 'dhen' (low, flat) back to Female first name (German): Dana, God is my judge, Hebrew (Old Testament); dan = the judge, el = the Mighty , God, information on male form DANIEL; in the Bible is a great prophet Daniel