Comments for the name Ana

In Croatian, another name used for Ana is Ankica.

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

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!

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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

Actress Ana Layevska bears this name.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Could be a nickname for Anastasia.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'.

Means 'I am' in Arabic.

There is a girl on EarthBound Zero who joins your party, and her name is Ana.

Ana means 'I am' in Arabic.

How has no one said this? Ana Ng is one of the most famous songs by They Might Be Giants, AKA the guys who sang Particle Man, Why Does The Sun Shine/The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas, and Istanbul (Not Constantinople).

In Georgian, Ana is written as: ანა.

I like it as a nickname for names like Anabella, Anita... or in combinations (Ana Lucia, Ana Lena...) It's boring when it stands alone.

I prefer Anna, even though it's very common. The double Ns make it sound fuller.

My name is Ana, and personally I love my name. Ana Elizabeth. It's true most people mispronounce it as Anna, which is also a name within my family. But Anna is very very common. I was named after my grandmother whose name is Ann. I bare the names of family and am proud of it. I pronounce it Ah-nah. However I've dealt with people saying Anna all my life. I live in the south however, so everyone tries to attribute my name to a variant of Hannah or Ann (in reference to the bible). Ana is more exotic, and I've never been told by anyone that they thought my name was wrong or ugly sounding. It's actually very refined and dignifying. I'm biased, but it's a wonderful name for a little girl. Ageless, timeless, and elegant.

In my Spanish class we were given Spanish names to replace our real ones (for some reason, I don't know, ask my teacher). Well, all the good names had already been taken, so I chose Ana (pronounced Ah-na), a simple yet pretty name. I like it, and sometimes, when someone says, "Ana!" to someone else, I turn around and say, "What?"

My name is Ana Margarida, but I go by Margarida or Maggie because I dispite Ana. Is very common here in Portugal, no one outside my family has ever called me Ana except a girl from my 7th grade who was sorta my cousin and thought that calling me that would make her be my cousin.
Anyway, there were 4 Ana's in my class last year: Ana Filipa, Ana Isabel, Ana Rita, and me, Ana Margarida. We just go by Filipa, Isabel, Rita and Margarida...

Ana of Portugal (1635-1635), oldest daughter of King Joao IV of Portugal and his wife Luisa de Guzman.

Maria Ana (1861-1942) was the daughter of King Miguel I of Portugal and his wife Adelaide. She married William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and was the mother of Grand Duchess Charlotte.

Maria Ana (1888-1888) was the only daughter of King Carlos I of Portugal and his wife Marie Amelie.

Maria Ana (1843-1884) was the daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal and her husband Ferdinand.

Ana (1806-1857) was the daughter of King Joao VI of Portugal and his wife Carlota.

Ana (1601-1666) was the daughter of King Philip III of Spain and his wife Margarete of Austria. Maria Ana (1606-1646) was also the name of another daughter of the same couple.

Maria Ana (1636-1636) was the daughter of King Philip IV of Spain and his wife Elisabeth.