Dana

[Limejelly]

Pronounced Day-na and for a boy.
What do you think? DP not at all keen, thinks it's a girls name.

It does sound like a girls' name, and on first glance Diana.

How about Dane?

Hi, my husband is called Dane and we named our daughter Dayna after him. She's almost 15 now and still loves it, we've never met another Dayna but I obviously think it's a girl's name.
Good luck.

I agree with your DP.

I think you will find that it will be taken as the girls name Dana (Da-na), like the singer (and also the transexual Dana International, whose name was an homage to that singer).

Ive know a Dana - pronounced "Day-na" and another pronounced "Dan-a"

They are both girls.

Its a girls name - eg Dana Scully

Ok. Thank you everyone, back to the drawing board then

I have a lovely female friend whose name is pronounced day-na but written Dana

I know a guy called Dana, and he hates his name.

It does sound too much alike the female Dana.

I think of the female singer Dana.

I only know a female Dana.

What about Dan or Daniel?

Was going to say I liked it but then saw you meant for a boy so no. Lovely for a girl as long as it's pronounced Dayna and not Dahna like the singer!