Comments for the name Morana

It's beautiful.

Morana or Morena was the goddess of death and great peril in Slavic mythology.

Nice name, but the meaning has made me think that this name would be better of for a Goth.

It's also an Italian surname. Reminds me of "moron". Scary meaning anyway.

What a great name! Has "death" as a meaning and it sounds like moron! Cheers.

I really don't like this name and the meaning of it is awful.

I love the name, it's my middle name and it fits me well. =)
She wasn't always the goddess of winter and death, she turned that way after the death of her husband.

Morana, Slavic mythology, was goddess of nature and death. But without her husband, Morana turns into a frustrated old hag, a terrible and dangerous goddess of death, frost and upcoming winter, and eventually dies by the end of the year. At the beginning of the next year, both she and Jarilo are born again, and the entire myth starts anew.

I love this name--it's beautiful, like the names of most goddesses.

Pronounced "maw-rah-nah".

I think it's a beautiful name. Winter's also my favorite season, and death isn't ALWAYS a negative thing. If somebody has lived a long, full, happy life, and are ready to go, then they can be at peace. :) Plus, it's kind of like starting anew. ^_^

I think Morana is a really beautiful name. It's up to a person if he wants to interpret it negatively, such as "Moron" or just simply "Death". To me, it seems like a very elegant and wonderful name.

Why would someone name their child Death? It seems more than a little depressing.

This name is so great. Sometimes Morena mawr-EN-ah is also used. Pronounced MAWR-ah-nah.

This name is gorgeous. Pronounced maw-RAH-nah.

Morana is a common name in Croatia. [noted -ed]

It's quite stunning! The meaning is hardly a reason to dislike the name, because death can be viewed in a positive light in some cultures. I doubt many people apart from Slavs would know the meaning of this name anyway, so who cares?

I'm not a goth, but 'vampire' sounding names appeal to me, I would never use them, but appreciate them, I think Morana would be a great name for a character.

This name hasn't always been used ambivalently but it has been used as a way to protect the child from death by giving it the name like this so that death will overlook the child or act as a fright for evil spirits - hence it is a way to overcome death. Many Slavic names have been used as good luck charms but many people don't realise, even those of Slavic heritage.

Also I forgot to mention that the name in pre-Christian era, a name of a god or goddess was given as a way to pay respects to and honour the god or goddess who will act as a protector/guardian, in this case Morana, and thus this name is used in order for Morana to be lenient towards the child and thus spare the child from death. This name was thus used as a way for a child to escape death with the explanations as to how to do so mentioned here and in the post above.

I am not sure about the spelling...its too much like "moron" which is unfortunate.