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Danu, or Dana, in Celtic religion, the earth-mother goddess or female principle, who was honoured under various names from eastern Europe to Ireland. The mythology that surrounded her was contradictory and confused; mother goddesses of earlier peoples were ultimately identified with her, as were many goddesses of the Celts themselves. Possibly a goddess of fertility, of wisdom, and of wind, she was believed to have suckled the gods. Her name was borne by the legendary Tuatha Dé Danann (“People of the Goddess Danu”), the Irish company of gods, who may be considered either as distinct individuals or as extensions of the goddess and who survive in Irish lore as the fairy folk, skilled in magic.

In Khaleeji (GCC) Arabic the name Dana is the name of a beautiful rare large pearl as pearl diving was a great part of our cultural history. The city Dubai is names دبي دانة الدنيا “Dana’t el dunya” meaning the pearl of the world. It is a girl's name. دانة.

Dana in (Circassian) means : Silk.