Dena \d(e)-na\ as a girl's name is pronounced DEE-nah. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Dena is "valley". Variant of Deana and Dina. Use of Dena followed the popularity of Dean in the 1950s.

Dena has 12 variant forms: Deana, Deane, Deanna, Deena, Dene, Deneen, Denia, Denica, Denna, Denni, Dina and Dinah.

For more information, see also the related name Diana.

Baby names that sound like Dena are Denah, Dana, Daena, Denay, Denae, Deona, Deni, Dyna, Dona, Duna, Duena and Tena.