Danna

Meaning of Danna

Danna, pronounced DAN-uh in English and DAH-nah in Spanish, is generally interpreted as a modern feminine adaptation of multiple historical sources: it echoes the Hebrew root “Dan,” meaning “to judge,” thereby aligning it with Daniel (“God is my judge”), yet it also parallels the Old English and Gaelic Dana, which carried connotations of wisdom and generosity. This polygenetic background has allowed Danna to traverse linguistic boundaries, gaining particular traction in Spanish-speaking communities—an ascent accelerated in recent years by the visibility of Mexican performer Danna Paola—while remaining comfortably recognizable to Anglo-American ears. United States birth data underscore its gradual rise from relative obscurity in the mid-twentieth century to a pronounced surge around 2010, when it entered the national Top 300 and briefly approached the Top 250, before settling into a stable mid-300s position in the early 2020s. The name’s concise two-syllable structure, absence of ambiguous consonant clusters, and cross-cultural familiarity render it both phonetically accessible and administratively efficient, factors that continue to recommend Danna to parents seeking a globally legible yet etymologically substantive choice.

Pronunciation

Spanish

• Pronunced as DAH-nah (/ˈda.na/)

English

• Pronunced as DAN-uh (/ˈdæn.ə/)

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