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Name Dajana
Gender Feminine
Usage German (Modern)
Pronounced Pron. dah-YAH-nah, DAH-yah-nah
Other Forms FormsDaya
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Modern German name of disputed origin. Suggested theories include: 1.) A phonetic spelling reflecting the English pronunciation of DIANA. 2.) A variant of DAYANA. 3.) A modern coinage based on Turkish #dayanmak# "to resist". 4.) A modern coinage based on Arabic #daya# "foster mother; nurse". 5.) A borrowing of the Croatian and Serbian name DAJANA. The name has been used in Germany since the 1960s.
Added 5/11/2006 by anonymous