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[Facts] african name?
i need to know the meaning and possible origin of the following name. the spelling may be off some. the name is: Izana or Izhana or Izanna. i believe it is of african origin, but i may be wrong. any info would be GREATLY apriciated. thanks
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Andrew:My daugther (10 years old) is called Izanna. She lives in Amsterdam, Holland, and she is not of African origin, neither her name is. My wife and I wanted her name to be a combination of Anna and some other letters/sounds; we had also some names with Z in mind; then it became Izanna.In the 19th century in Linn County (Ohio) there lived a Izanna Chamberlain who wrote a book about the prairie. That's information I found on the web.I can tell you also that Izana is the name of a river in Spain. (With one N - in Spanish there are no words with double N)What were the results of your investigation to the name 'Izanna' so far?Beste wishes,Gijs Mulder
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I was born 1972 June 30 I was named from my cousins mother from an African Book. I was named at an African Ruler, as of 28 August 2003 she still can't find the book any information or history about my name would be greatly appreciated.Thank You
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Hi Andrew,I'd guess it's a form of Isan/Ihsan (Arabic name meaning "charity").Regards, Satu
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