Comments for ANA:

In Croatian, another name used for Ana is Ankica.

-- ankica  5/22/2005

In Romania, Ana's day is on 9th September.

-- anama  6/7/2005

I am half Fijian and that is where my name (ANA!) comes from There are lots of Ana's there with the same spelling but I have no idea what the Fijian meaning is or if there even is one!

-- fijigirl1  11/7/2005

Ana Castillo is the famous Chicana author of So Far From God and Massacre of the Dreamers.

-- ars musica  11/30/2005

This is my name, and despite the fact that nobody can spell or pronounce it, I really love it. So, just so you all know: It's Ah-nuh. Not Anna, not Ona, ANA!

-- notabarbiedol  12/15/2005

This is a really nice name. My friend is named Ana, and although nobody calls her that (she's Anna to lots of people) I think it's really nice.

-- lunalovegood  1/14/2006

This can also be a pet form of the name: 'Anastasia'.

-- Anonymous User  2/11/2006

Ana is a very common name in Portugal. Ana Raquel (mine), Ana Sofia, Ana Teresa, Ana Maria, Ana Paula, Ana Margarida, Ana Rita, Ana Filipa...the combinations are so many and so beautiful. When I was on 12th grade there was 62 Ana's in my year. Now, in college, there are probably more than 200 on their first year.

-- Mary-Rach  3/2/2006

I really like this name, it's so awesome. It fits any age. 2 words: simply awesome.

-- amber monkey  4/13/2006

My name is Aana (pronounced ahh-nah) and it can also be spelled Arna.

-- Aana  5/30/2006

Actress Ana Layevska bears this name.

-- Anonymous User  6/2/2006

I would disadvise you to name your child Ana. Due to the fact many anorexics refer to themselves as "ana".

-- Anonymous User  7/22/2006

Ana Carolina Reston was a gorgeous Brazilian model who died of anorexia at the age of 21.

-- audreyhubley  11/18/2006

I think Ana is a little bit prettier than Anna. But both are nice names.

-- jmd27  12/11/2006

This spelling is A WHOLE LOT BETTER than Anna! Ana Maria sounds very well!

-- Taydbug112  12/14/2006

It can also be pronounced AN-a as in Anna - that's the way my friend pronounces it.

-- gym4god  2/4/2007

I think Anna and Ana are both real nice, and Ana Christine sounds cool.

-- 7up  3/2/2007

Personally I prefer Ana (AH-nuh) over Anna. But don't get the impression that I think Anna's a bad name.

-- Anonymous User  3/20/2007

Could be a nickname for Anastasia.

-- spaz123  6/24/2007

Ana is beautiful but the name and all its variations (Anna, Anne, Hannah) are all really overused.

-- Anonymous User  8/27/2007

And well, lately the name has been asociated with 'anorexia'. You know, pro-Ana websites. The same thing happens with 'Mia' (bulimia).

-- Anonymous User  8/27/2007

One famous bearer is actress Ana-Margarita Grauer, born in Mexico ("The Collector", "Intelligence", etc).

-- Maggie_Simpson  11/1/2007

The name of Ana Matronic, born Ana Lynch from Scissor Sisters. One of the lead vocalists, alongside Jake Shears, is never out of dresses onstage. Used to own a dragbar, where she did many drag acts. One of Ana Matronic's most memorable songs was perhaps Kiss You Off by the Scissor Sisters. Now living in New York with her boyfriend, Seth Kirby.

-- name_obsession  12/2/2007

This is my name, and I pronounce it AH-nah. Lots of people call me Anna, though. I just kind of stopped caring how they pronounced it after a while. My friends still get mad about it, though.

-- Fencer  12/10/2007

One of my cousins named their daughter this and they pronounce it "On-na". My brother named his daughter this fourteen years ago and they pronounce her "Anna". I like pronouncing it "Anna" better, because honestly, who's going to take the time to think, "Hey, maybe it's not "Anna", maybe it's "On-na""? So they say "Anna" so it saves her a lot of explaining.

-- Patricia Underwood  1/2/2008

I really like this name. My second daughter's name will be Ana. I imagine Ana as a Hispanic girl with black hair, dark eyes and medium skin. This is such a beautiful name.

-- deatheater1408  1/9/2008

I really don't like the name Ana, Anna is much prettier and elegant looking in my opinion, while Ana looks like someone can't spell Anna and sounds like someone can't pronounce Anna. It would probably be a good name in a country where Ana is more common than Anna though.

-- Anonymous User  3/7/2008

I'd pronounce this "Ah-na" This sounds prettier to me.

-- deatheater1408  3/8/2008

Spanish actress Ana Torrent bears this name. Coincidentally her name was also Ana in 1973's "El Espíritu de la colmena", her debut film and one of her most praised roles to date. She was only five years old when the film was made.

-- tu_es_faux  3/8/2008

I wonder if this name could be a short form of Anastasia. Hmmm.

-- Jesus_Freak  5/27/2008

I know an amazing girl named Anastasia who goes by Ana. It's a beautiful name, and I like it better then Anna. Ana just seems more elegant.

-- Anonymous User  6/23/2008

Spanish vocalist Ana Torroja is a famous bearer. She used to be the lead singer of the trio Mecano, probably the most successful pop band ever in Spain.

-- xelaxa  7/19/2008

I know someone who's name is Ana, and she said it's the simplest, most boring name ever. It is very simple, but it's still very nice sounding.

-- Genevieve_M  4/5/2009

I love the name Ana as pronounced Ah-na. I dislike the name Anna, as pronounced Anne-uh. I would love to name my daughter Ana, but I don't want her to have to correct those who call her Anna her whole life. Ahnah is a cool alternative.

-- owensval  6/15/2009

In Portuguese Ana is so commonly used as the first part of double name that most Ana's go by their second names on a regular basis. For example, a 'Ana Carolina' would normally be called just 'Carolina'.

-- SugarPlumFairy  9/13/2009

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