This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *anna or *ana.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Xiana f ChineseCombination of
Xia and
Na. This name is borne by Dawn Xiana Moon (1983-), a Chinese American dancer and musician.
Xianna f ChineseFrom Chinese 贤
(xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good" and 娜
(nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Yana f PersianMeans “doer of good deeds; doer of good toward others”. It is from Avestan, an ancient language of Persia.
Yana m SundaneseSundanese diminutive of masculine names containing the sound
yana (or other similar sounds), such as
Mulyana or
Suryana.
Yavanna f LiteratureQuenya (High-Elven) for "giver of fruits." Was the Valie (female "angelic spirit") of plants. ... [
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Yeganə f AzerbaijaniMeans "unique" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian یگانه
(yeganeh).
Yochana f JewishHebrew for "God's grace". Often used as a female form of
Yochanan, it is a rather modern name.
Yukihana f JapaneseMeaning Winter Flower (It’s original meaning is Snow Flower).
Yuzana f BurmeseFrom the name of a type of shrub or small tree that bears fragrant white or cream-coloured flowers (scientific name Murraya paniculata).
Zaffarana f ArabicMeans "saffron" in Sicilian Arabic, from Arabic زعفران
(za'farān), "saffron".
Zana f Albanian, Albanian MythologyZana is an Albanian mythological figure of pre-Roman Paleo-Balkan origin, usually associated with mountains, vegetation and sometimes destiny. The derivation of the name itself is somewhat debated; theories include a derivation from Albanian
zâni "voice" or from Gheg Albanian
zana "voices" (with the sense of "muse") as well as a cognate of Romanian
zână "fairy", itself ultimately derived from the name of the goddess
Diana.
Zana m KurdishDerived from Kurdish
zanyar meaning "scholar".
Žarana f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)A Serbo-Croatian name meaning "early", "from an early age" or "premature". A notable name bearer is Žarana Papić (1949-2002), an influential Serbian social anthropologist and feminist theorist. This name shares a similar spelling with the Sanskrit name
Zarana, but holds a distinctly different meaning.
Zarana f SanskritA South Asian name derived from Sanskrit, meaning "lake of water" or "waterfall". Notable name bearers include modern bioengineer Zarana Patel and fictional assassin Zarana from the G.I. Joe universe... [
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Zatanna f Popular CultureA notable character is Zatanna Zatara (commonly known as Zatanna), a magician superhero from the DC comics.
Zelyiana f ObscureMeaning unknown. Social media star Zelyiana of The Trench Family bears this name.
Zillyana f ObscurePossibly a combination of the phonetic sound
zilly and the common name suffix
ana. As a given name, it might be taken from the name of a videogame character.
Zvizdana f CroatianDerived from dialectal Croatian
zvizda meaning "star". The standard form is
zvijezda or Serbian
zvezda.