AdianafVarious Possibly a variant of Diana or an elaboration of Adi. In Latin American cultures, this may have come from an alternative name for the Adzaneni language. The name has been in use since the late 1890s.
AhanafJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 天 (a) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 華 (hana) or 花 (hana) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AitanafKazakh (Rare) Derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak", though it is also considered a variant of the name Aidana.
AkanafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red", 紅 (aka) meaning "crimson" or 朱 (aka) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion" combined with 汝 (na) meaning "thou, you", 鳴 (na) meaning "to sound, to ring, to echo" or 魚 (na) meaning "fish"... [more]
AlmanafLithuanian Derived from aliai vienas "everyone; every last one" and either manyti "to think; to suppose" or sumanus "quick-witted; astute".
AlpanafBengali From the name of a Bengali folk art form consisting of coloured motifs painted on floors and walls using rice flour paint. The word is ultimately derived from Sanskrit आलिम्पन (alimpana) meaning "whitening, painting".
AltaanafYakut Derived from Yakut алтан (altan) meaning "copper".
AltanafBuryat, Kalmyk Derived from Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden".
Altanbaganam & fMongolian Means "golden pillar", from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and багана (bagana) meaning "pillar, column"
AmmianafLate Roman, Italian (Rare) Feminine form of Ammianus. It might also be interesting to know that Ammiana was the name of one of the islands in the Venetian lagoon, which sank after the Christmas Day earthquake in 1223 AD.
AnafJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 安 (a) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
AnamBiblical, Biblical German Variant of Anah used in some English Bibles, including the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), as well as German Bibles.
AngsanafThai From the name of a type of flowering tree that produces yellow blooms (scientific name Cassia fistula), ultimately from Sanskrit असन (asana).
ApiranamMaori Māori form of Abidan. Notable Maori bearers of this name include the politician Apirana Ngata (1874-1950) and the professional rugby player Apirana "Api" Pewhairangi (b... [more]
AprilianafIndonesian From the name of the month of April, usually used as a given name for a girl born in April.
AranafJapanese From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "fresh, new" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer" or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
AranafTagalog Means "fresh, new, summer, vegetables, greens, moon" in Tagalog. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Alana and Alanna.
ArcanafEnglish, Sanskrit Possibly a variant of Archana or from the English word "arcana" meaning "specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated; mysteries or deep sercrets; elixirs"... [more]
ArianafJapanese From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]
AsanafJapanese From 旭 (asa) meaning "rising sun", 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" or 麻 (asa) meaning "flax, hemp" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [more]
AvellanafEnglish (Rare) Derived from Latin avellana "hazel", literally "from Avella". Alternatively, it could be a transferred use of the Spanish surname Avellana.
AyakanafJapanese The name is a combination of the kanji Aya(奈) meaning color Ka(香) meaning perfume and Na(菜) meaning Vegetable. This name was borne from the character Ayakana Furuya From Danganronpa Endless an upcoming fangan
AyanafIndian Allegedly derived from Sanskrit ayana "going" (with the inteded meaning of "way").
AyanafJapanese From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what, which" or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
BaanamBiblical Means "son of affliction". In the Bible, this is the name of two of Solomon's purveyors, as well as the father of Zadok.
BachanamGeorgian Derived from an old Georgian word that means "obedient, submissive, docile", which itself is ultimately derived from the Persian noun بچه (bačče) meaning "child".
BeauchianafDutch (Rare) A combination of the French masculine adjective beau meaning "beautiful, handsome" with the name Chiana. Interestingly, this given name has a strong resemblance with the French surname Beauchain and its variant Beauchaine... [more]
BesjanafAlbanian Derived from Besiana, one of the Albanian names of Podujevo, a city in north-eastern Kosovo. Allegedly, the name is ultimately derived from Albanian besë "faith; belief; trust; oath; promise".
BetianafSpanish (Latin American) First made known and popularised by Argentine actress Betiana Blum (1939-), in this case being a mix of her given names Betty and Ana.
BianafLiterature Means "fair skinned", "white", or "fair". It was invented for a character in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Biana Amberly Vacker, by Shannon Messenger.
BodhanafYiddish Bodhana is a Yiddish name, made from the combined elements of BOD (the Ukranian word meaning G-d) and HAN (from the Hebrew, meaning gracious).... [more]
BrillianafEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Coined by Lord Conway in the early 17th century for his daughter (who would later become a well-known English letter-writer).... [more]
BujanafAlbanian Derived from Albanian bujanë "deep spot in a river".
BurianafHistory (Ecclesiastical, Latinized) This was the name of an Irish saint who lived during the 6th-century, a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, Cornwall. She is identified with the Irish Saint Bruinsech.
CalianafEnglish Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 20 girls born in the USA in 2010.
CallianafEnglish Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.
CalmanafJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Literature Latinized form of Kalmana, the name of Cain's wife and twin sister in Judeo-Christian legend (e.g., found in the (first Greek redaction of the) 'Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius', written in Syriac in the late 7th century)... [more]