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Adona f English

Ahona f Bengali (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Aiona f Japanese
From Japanese 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aļona f Latvian
Latvian form of Alyona.

Aloña f Basque (Rare), Basque Mythology
Taken from the name of a massif on the Basque Mountains range.... [more]

Anona f Roman Mythology (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Annona.

Asona f Medieval Basque
This was the name of a daughter of the king of Pamplona who married Muza in 802.

Baona f Chinese
Combination of Bao and Na.

Beona f American (South, Archaic)

Boena f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Buena.

Boina f Romani
Variant of Bona.

Bonna f History (Ecclesiastical)
Alternate name of Saint Wuna.

Bonna f Judeo-French
Variant of Bona.

Bonna f Bariba
Name traditionally given to the second born daughter.

Bróna f Irish
Anglicized form of Brónach.

Brona f Irish (Anglicized), English
Anglicized form of Brónach.

Chona f Galician
Hypocoristic of Asunción.

Chona f Kalmyk
Feminine form of Chon.

Chona f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Concepción.

Chona f Spanish (Philippines)
Short form of names ending in -cion, such as Concepcion or Consolacion.

Ciona f Spanish
Diminutive of Concepcion.

Deona f English (Rare)
Variant of Diana.

Diona f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Albanian
Latinization of Dione 1 as well as the Albanian form of the name.

Diona f English, Albanian
Feminine form of Dion. In some of the American cases, it may also be a variant of Diana.

Diona f Romani (Archaic)

Dohna f African American
Feminine form of Dohn

Doona f Manx
Derived from Manx doo "black; black-haired, black headed".

Dorna f Jamaican Patois

Doyna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Dueynna.

Edona f Albanian
Feminine form of Edon.

Ejona f Albanian

Elona f French, Lithuanian, Various, Jewish (?)
Variant of Alona.

Erona f Albanian, Kosovar
Feminine form of Eron.

Feona f English (Rare)
Variant of Fiona.

Feona f Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Theona.

Fióna f Faroese (Modern), Hungarian (Modern)
Faroese and Hungarian borrowing of Fiona.

Fjona f Albanian (Modern)
Variant of Fiona.

Geona f American (Rare)

Hoana f Maori
Maori form of Joan 1 and Joanna.

Högna f Icelandic
Feminine form of Högni. This was borne by the Icelandic architect Högna Sigurðardóttir (1929-2017).

Hotna f Batak
From Batak hot meaning "strong, firm, steady".

Idona f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Perhaps a contracted form of Idonia.

Imona f Inuit
Meaning unknown at this point in time. A known bearer of this name is the Inuit artist Imona Natsiapik (b. 1966).

Ionna f French (Modern, Rare)

Iouna f Breton
Variant of Yuna.

Irona f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Hierona. In other words, this name is really a short form of Hieronyma. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Irona Groeneveld.

Isona f Catalan
From the name of the town in Catalonia, which is probably of Iberian origin, meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Catalan film director Isona Passola (1953-). This name was also borne by a character in the television series 'Ventdelplà' (2005-2010).

Itona f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ito) meaning "love, affection" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Joëna f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Joena.

Joena f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Polynesian (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Joanna.

Jörna f German (Rare)
Variant of Jörne.

Jørna f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Jørn as well as a variant of Jorna.

Jorna f Norwegian
Contracted form of Jorunna.

Kaona f Hawaiian
Kaona is a Hawaiian word referring to the hidden meaning of a word or phrase

Keona m & f Hawaiian, African American
Means "the attractive" in Hawaiian. Also a short form of other names beginning with Keona, such as Keonaona.

Keona f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Keomi.

Kiona f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Keona.

Kiona f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Dionne.

Kiona f Kongo
Soul crusher

Kyona f Japanese
"Red Apple"

Léona f French
French form of Leona.

Leóna f Hungarian (Archaic)
Variant of Leona.

Liona f & m Hawaiian
Means "lion" in Hawaiian.

Liona f Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Feminine form of Lion.

Liona f Dutch
Variant of Leona.

Llona f American (Modern, Rare, ?)
Variant of Lona.

Loana f Breton, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Feminine form of Loan 1. This name saw a boost in popularity in 2001 thanks to Loana Petrucciani (1977-) when she appeared in the first season of Loft Story (the French adaptation of Big Brother).

Lobna f Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Egyptian and Maghrebi transcription of Lubna.

Loena f Dutch (Modern), Flemish (Modern)
Variant of Luna.

Lomna f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
This name was used for the wife of Peleg in the Book of Jubilees.

Lönna f German (Modern, Rare)
This name became popular in Germany in the 2010s as a femine form to Lönne.

Lonna f American
Possibly coined as a feminine form of Lonny.

Loona f American (Rare), French (Modern), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Luna.

Losna f Etruscan Mythology
An Etruscan goddess of the moon.

Louna f Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Finnish lounas "southwest" or lounatuuli "southwest wind".

Lyona f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Leona, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the French place name Lyon.

Miona f Catalan
Diminutive of Mariona.

Miona f Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the name Milna, through the process of L-vocalization, by which the lateral "l" is replaced by the vowel "o". The root of this name is verb milovati, meaning "to caress", to "love", as well as the adjective mil, meaning "dear, beloved".

Moána f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Moana.

Moana f Japanese
From Japanese 百 (mo) meaning "hundred", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Moena f Japanese
From Japanese 百 (mo) meaning "hundred", 笑 (e) meaning "smile, laugh" combined with 来 (na) meaning "to come". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Moina f Scottish Gaelic
Celtic/Gaelic form of Mona meaning 'soft', 'mild', or 'tender'.

Moona f Finnish
Finnish form of Mona 2.

Neona f English (Rare)

Noëna f West Frisian (Dutchified, Rare)
Dutchified form of Noena.

Noena f East Frisian, West Frisian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of names containing the Germanic name element nand "daring, brave", ultimately from Proto-Germanic *nanþaz "daring", used as a given name in its own right.

Noina f Thai
Means "sugar apple, custard apple" in Thai.

Nonna f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Either a contracted form or a diminutive of Noyabrina. A known bearer of this name was the Russian actress Noyabrina "Nonna" Mordyukova (1925-2008).

Nonna f Medieval Breton, Cornish
Variant of Nonn.

Nonna f Romansh
Romansh form of Anna, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Noona f Finnish
Finnish form of Nona 1.

Norna f Swedish (Rare), Literature
Used by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel 'The Pirate' (1821). Apparently he based it on Old Norse norn, the name for one of the fate goddesses of Norse mythology, which is related to the Swedish dialect verb norna "to warn, to communicate secretly" (and may ultimately be echoic in origin, i.e., imitative of low murmuring)... [more]

Od Ana f Mythology
Turkic and Mongolian goddess of fire and marriage, derived from od meaning "fire" and ana meaning "mother".

Odina f Various
Perhaps a feminine form of Odin.

Ohana f Brazilian

Ohana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "family" in Hawaiian.

Oiana f Basque (Rare)
Variant of Oihana.

Okina f Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea,ocean,blue water" or 燠 (oki) meaning "charcoal,ember" combined with 夜 (na) meaning "night"

Ôĸuna m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic pet form of Ineĸo.

Oĸuna m & f Greenlandic
Variant of Ôĸuna.

Olana f Literature
The name of a character in Shannon Hale's Princess Academy (2008).

Olena f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Younger form of Oleana and variant of Olina.

Ólína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Olina.

Olina f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Oline.

Olina f Czech
Originally a diminutive of Olga which is now also used as a given name in its own right.

Omena f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "apple" in Finnish.

Oquna m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Oĸuna.

Orana f Indigenous Australian
Meaning "the moon" in Australian Aboriginal.

Orana f Haitian Creole

Orana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Orana f Thai
Means "welcome" in Thai.

Orana f Hebrew
Feminine form of Oran / Oren... [more]

Orena f English (American, Archaic)

Orina f Hebrew (Rare)

Orina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Orin.

Orina f Russian (Archaic)

Orina f Mari
Mari variant of Irina.

Oryna f Ukrainian
Variant of Aryna.

Osana f Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Basque otzan "tame" or a derivation from Basque otso "wolf".

Osana f Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Medieval Italian variant of Osanna and Portuguese variant of Hosana.

Osana f Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and āna "sole, alone". This name was borne by Saint Osana, a Northumbrian princess whose local following as a saint developed informally after her death, though she was never officially canonised... [more]

Oshna f Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Malayalam, Kannada, Hinduism, Hindi, American, Fijian, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Assamese
MEANING - a little warm, tepid ... [more]

Ouena m & f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "young and beautiful" or "young and noble".

Oxána f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Oxana.

Oyuna f Buryat
Derived from Mongolian оюу (oyuu) meaning "turquoise" or оюун (oyuun) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit".

Reona f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 怜央奈, 怜於奈, 玲央奈, 玲於奈 or 伶於奈 with 怜 (ryou, rei, ren, awa.remu, sato.i) meaning "wise", 玲 (rei, re) meaning "sound of jewels", 伶 (ryou, rei, wazaogi, re) meaning "actor", 央 (ou, o) meaning "centre, middle", 桜 (ou, you, sakura) meaning "cherry", 於 (o, yo, aa, oi.te, o.keru, yori) meaning "as for, at, in, on" and 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?"... [more]

Riona f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "Nara, what?, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riona f Kosovar
Feminine form of Rion.

Roana f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Roan.

Roana f Medieval English

Roena f Georgian, English (Rare)
Georgian form of Rowena as well as an English variant of the name.

Ronna f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish for "joy". Same root as modern Hebrew name Ron 2.

Ronna f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Ronald, which was being reasonably well used around 1950 in the United States (Ronne was also used on occasion). In some cases it may be thought of as a short form of Veronica or Rhonda.

Roşna f Kurdish
Means "glitter, shine" in Kurdish.

Rosna f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Roshna.

Royna f Indian

Rrona f Kosovar, Albanian
Feminine form of Rron.

Seon-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 宣 "declare, announce, proclaim" and 兒 "child". A famous bearer is South Korean actress Kim Sun-a (1975-).

Síona f Irish
Possibly a variant of Síne.

Siôna f Welsh
Feminine form of Siôn.

Siona f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Sion.

Sonna f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Sonny

Sørna f Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Søren.

Syona f Indian

Teona f Polish, Romanian
Polish and Romanian form of Theona.

Teona f English (American)
Variant of Teana.

Tiona f American (Modern, Rare)

Trona f Turkish

Tyona f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyonna.

Vonna f English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Vona.

Wiona f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wyona.

Wyona f English (American)
Possibly derived from the state of Wyoming in the United States.

Xhona f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Xhon.

Xösnä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Husna.

Yeon-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 妍 "beautiful" (yeon) and 兒 "child" or 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined" (a).... [more]

Ylona f Dutch, Flemish, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Ilona.

Yomna f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يمنى (see Yumna) chiefly used in Egypt.

Yoon-a f Korean
Variant transcription of Yun-a.

Yoona f Korean
Variant transcription of Yuna.

Youna f Breton, French (Modern, Rare)
Breton feminine form of Youenn.

Youna f Japanese
From Japanese 瑶 (you) meaning "precious jade" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Youna f Chinese
From the Chinese 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".

Ywona f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Iwona.

Ziona f Hebrew, Jewish, English, Afrikaans
Feminine form of Zion.

Zolna f Hungarian (Rare)
19th-century coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the name of the city of Zsolna, known by its Slovak name Žilina in English, in north-western Slovakia.

Zoyna f Indian (Muslim, Rare)
Variant transcription of Zaina.

Zyona f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.