Meaning and history
Da occurs in several unrelated traditions. In Chinese it may represent characters such as 达 or 達, “to reach” or “accomplished,” 大, “great,” and others, so meaning depends on the character and tone. In Vietnamese, Đa and Dạ are distinct words and names whose diacritics matter. Da can also be a short form in European languages. The romanized spelling therefore has no universal meaning, and reliable bearer identification requires the original language and script.
In 2010, 6 babies were recorded with the name Da, ranking #10,766 among boys.