Santana

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4/23/2024, 9:35 PM Mike C santana update #115
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM Mike C santana added (from user-submitted name 898)
12/27/2021, 10:14 PM jfifles 898
5/14/2021, 9:09 AM LMS 898
5/16/2014, 8:23 PM Ora 898
10/23/2012, 12:16 PM Frollein Gladys 898
6/17/2011, 11:14 PM Mike C 898
12/31/2010, 6:48 PM anonymous 898
7/9/2010, 8:44 AM anonymous 898
4/21/2006, 5:14 PM anonymous

Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
Pronounced Pron. san-TA-na(Latin American Spanish) sun-TU-nu(Brazilian Portuguese) san-TAN-ə(English)

Meaning & History

From a contraction of Santa Ana (referring to Saint Anna) or from a Spanish and Portuguese surname derived from any of the numerous places named for the saint. It can be given in honour of the Mexican-American musician Carlos Santana (1947-), the founder of the band Santana. The name received a boost in popularity for American girls after the character Santana Andrade began appearing on the soap opera Santa Barbara in 1984.