Save Gender Masculine Usage Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar Scripts Данияр(Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar) Meaning & History Derived from Persian دانا (dānā) meaning "wise" and یار (yār) meaning "friend, companion". Related Names Rootsdānā + yār PopularityDetails Last ranked #8 in 2006 Kazakhstan Last ranked #38 in 2021 Tatarstan, Russia Categories friendship, wisdom