Danka

Diminutive of DANIJELA, DANIELA or DANUTA.

DANIJELA   female   Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of DANIEL.
DANIEL   male   English, Hebrew, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Armenian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. He lived during the Jewish captivity in Babylon, where he served in the court of the king, rising to prominence by interpreting the king's dreams. The book also presents Daniel's four visions of the end of the world.

Due to the popularity of the biblical character, the name came into use in England during the Middle Ages. Though it became rare by the 15th century, it was revived after the Protestant Reformation. Famous bearers of this name include English author Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782), and American frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734-1820).
DANIEL   male   English, Hebrew, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Armenian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. He lived during the Jewish captivity in Babylon, where he served in the court of the king, rising to prominence by interpreting the king's dreams. The book also presents Daniel's four visions of the end of the world.

Due to the popularity of the biblical character, the name came into use in England during the Middle Ages. Though it became rare by the 15th century, it was revived after the Protestant Reformation. Famous bearers of this name include English author Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782), and American frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734-1820).
DANUTA   female   Polish
Polish form of DANUTĖ.
DANUT?   female   Lithuanian
Meaning uncertain. It could be a feminine form of DANIEL or a form of DONATA. It is found in Lithuania from the 14th century.
DANIEL   male   English, Hebrew, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Armenian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. He lived during the Jewish captivity in Babylon, where he served in the court of the king, rising to prominence by interpreting the king's dreams. The book also presents Daniel's four visions of the end of the world.

Due to the popularity of the biblical character, the name came into use in England during the Middle Ages. Though it became rare by the 15th century, it was revived after the Protestant Reformation. Famous bearers of this name include English author Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782), and American frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734-1820).
DONATA   female   Italian, Late Roman
Feminine form of DONATO.
DONATO   male   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the Late Latin name Donatus meaning "given". Several early saints had this name. The name was also borne by two Renaissance masters: the sculptor Donato di Niccolo di Bette Bardi (also known as Donatello), and the architect Donato Bramante.
FULL FORMS
POLISH: Danuta
SERBIAN: Danijela
SLOVAK: Daniela
EQUIVALENTS
BULGARIAN: Daniela
CROATIAN: Danijela
CZECH: Dana, Daniela
DUTCH: Daniëlle
ENGLISH: Dani, Daniela, Daniella, Danielle, Danna, Danni
FRENCH: Danièle, Danielle
GERMAN: Dana, Daniela
ITALIAN: Dania, Daniela
LITHUANIAN: Danutė
MACEDONIAN: Daniela
POLISH: Danka
PORTUGUESE: Daniela
ROMANIAN: Dana, Daniela
SERBIAN: Danka
SLOVAK: Dana, Danka
SLOVENE: Danijela
SPANISH: Daniela
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Danette, Danita
MASCULINE FORMS
ARABIC: Danyal
ARMENIAN: Daniel, Taniel
BASQUE: Danel
BIBLICAL GREEK: Daniel
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Daniyyel
BIBLICAL LATIN: Danihel
BIBLICAL: Daniel
BRETON: Deniel
BULGARIAN: Danail, Daniel
CROATIAN: Daniel, Danijel, Danilo, Danko
CZECH: Dan, Daniel
DANISH: Dan, Daniel
DUTCH: Daan, Daniël
ENGLISH: Dan, Daniel, Dannie, Danny
FAROESE: Dániel, Dánjal
FINNISH: Taneli, Tatu
FRENCH: Dan, Daniel
GEORGIAN: Daniel
GERMAN: Dan, Daniel
HEBREW: Daniel
HUNGARIAN: Dani, Dániel
ICELANDIC: Daníel
ITALIAN: Daniele, Danilo
LATVIAN: Daniels
LITHUANIAN: Danielius
MACEDONIAN: Daniel
NORWEGIAN: Dan, Daniel
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Daniilu
PERSIAN: Danyal
POLISH: Dan, Daniel
PORTUGUESE: Dan, Daniel, Danilo
ROMANIAN: Dan, Daniel, Dănuț
RUSSIAN: Daniil
SERBIAN: Danijel, Danilo, Danko
SLOVAK: Daniel
SLOVENE: Daniel, Danijel, Danilo
SPANISH: Dan, Dani, Daniel, Danilo
SWEDISH: Dan, Daniel
TURKISH: Danyal
URDU: Danyal
WELSH: Deiniol
OTHER FORMS
ARABIC: Danyal
ARMENIAN: Daniel, Taniel
BASQUE: Danel
BIBLICAL GREEK: Daniel
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Daniyyel
BIBLICAL LATIN: Danihel
BIBLICAL: Daniel
BRETON: Deniel
BULGARIAN: Danail, Daniel, Daniela
CATALAN: Donat
CROATIAN: Daniel, Danijel, Danijela, Danilo, Danko
CZECH: Dan, Dana, Daniel, Daniela
DANISH: Dan, Daniel
DUTCH: Daan, Daniël, Daniëlle
ENGLISH: Dan, Danette, Dani, Daniel, Daniela, Daniella, Danielle, Danita, Danna, Danni, Dannie, Danny
FAROESE: Dániel, Dánjal
FINNISH: Taneli, Tatu
FRENCH: Dan, Daniel, Danièle, Danielle, Donat, Donatien, Donatienne
GEORGIAN: Daniel
GERMAN: Dan, Dana, Daniel, Daniela
HEBREW: Daniel
HUNGARIAN: Dani, Dániel, Donát
ICELANDIC: Daníel
ITALIAN: Dania, Daniela, Daniele, Danilo, Donata, Donatella, Donatello, Donato
LATE ROMAN: Donata, Donatianus, Donatus
LATVIAN: Daniels
LITERATURE: Nélida
LITHUANIAN: Danielius, Danutė
MACEDONIAN: Daniel, Daniela
NORWEGIAN: Dan, Daniel
OCCITAN: Donat
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Daniilu
PERSIAN: Danyal
POLISH: Dan, Daniel, Danuta, Donat
PORTUGUESE: Dan, Daniel, Daniela, Danilo, Donato
ROMANIAN: Dan, Dana, Daniel, Daniela, Dănuț
RUSSIAN: Daniil
SERBIAN: Danijel, Danijela, Danilo, Danko
SLOVAK: Dana, Daniel, Daniela
SLOVENE: Daniel, Danijel, Danijela, Danilo
SPANISH: Dan, Dani, Daniel, Daniela, Danilo, Donato, Nélida
SWEDISH: Dan, Daniel
TURKISH: Danyal
URDU: Danyal
WELSH: Deiniol