Dana

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I'm actually not pregnant at the moment, just thinking ahead.

I've always liked the name Dana for a girl, though it does make me think of Dana Scully from the X Files but that's a good thing .

I know it's an American name and was in the top 100 for girls names in the US from 1960 to 1990 however it's since fallen in popularity since and is now ranked 610 in the US so not popular there at all any more.

I'm curious about how this name would go down in the UK though. I'm British and have no connection with the US at all and I've never met or heard of a British person with this name, only Americans. I think it's a pretty name though and would consider using it for a future dd.

Any thoughts?

American and X Files. Sorry, but that is all that comes to mind!

All kinds of everything, that's what it sounds like to me. But I am old!

Makes me think of Dana Andrews, who was a man.

I know one in the UK who's about 18m. I suspect there might be a bit of x-files influence there too!

Was there a Dana in Waynes World?

Pronounced Day-na, like X files, or Dah-na, like the Eurovision winner?

I know a couple of Dana's but pronounced Dah-na. Have never met a Da(y)na though.

I would pronounce it Day-na like the x files.

Dana international.

Also I'd be slightly worried about people misreading it as Diana.

I know a Daynah. No ambiguity with pronunciation that way!

I like it, I read it as Dah-na though

I used to know a Da (h) na who's my age (28). Have to say she was a right old slapper so it's a tainted name in my eyes!

That said, Da (y) na sounds quite cool, albeit very American.

I know a teenage Dana, pronounced Dah-na. She's lovely!

Every Irish person will associate the name with 'All Kinds of Everything' Dana the 1970's Eurovision winner who is now a right wing, religious loon.

Definite 'NO' from me!

I like it (pronounced-day-na)

The scully connection is not a bad thing, as far as female lead roles went it was a good one.

I love it! (but very biased towards xfile names- my boys nickname is going to be fox -would be his actual name but dh vetoed that). I think its a pretty name.

what squoosh said and I also think of it pronounced Day nah as a boys name.

might be irrelevant, but in Turkish "dana" means "cow"

Lol well I'm sure there are lots of names that mean unpleasant things in other languages so I wouldn't be put off on that alone.

I pronounce it Day-na. Anything else just sounds weird to my ears.

i like it! i first heard of it watching homeland. its what brodie's daughter is called if you watch it.

I haven't heard of a Dana in a long long time. Which is a shame because it's such a lovely name!

I like it.

I know a Dayna in her forties and she's cool as anything. Lovely name.

Which is a shame because it's such a lovely name!

Agreed. I think it sounds lovely and classy (though others may disagree). It's easy to say, easy to spell, easy to remember and of course it's a lovely name.

Reading this and apparently it isn't at all common neither www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Dana.htm there were only 35 recorded births with the name in 2011 and is ranked 3039th so she wouldn't be one of many in her class. Others probably don't care about that but I do.

www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Dana.htm

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