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.
Dostana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)Derived from the word for "enough" (
dosta). Given to a child whose parents wish for that child to be their last, as there are already too many children in the family.
Drisana f English (Rare), Indian (Rare, Expatriate, ?)Meaning uncertain, though popularly claimed to mean "daughter of the sun" in Sanskrit. Supposedly it occurs in Hindu mythology as a name (perhaps a title or epithet) of the Dānava demon Virochana (a son of Prahlāda and father of Bali)... [
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Dudana f Georgian (Rare)Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning. Perhaps it is related to the Mingrelian noun დუდი
(dudi) meaning "head", or to the Georgian name
Dudukhana... [
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Dudukhana f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian adjective დუდუხა
(dudukha) meaning "plump" (in reference to girls and women). Also compare the related Georgian adjective დუდრუქანა
(dudrukana) meaning "plump, stout" (also in reference to girls and women).... [
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Dyyana f BelarusianVariant of
Dziyana, used to indicate that the name was borrowed from other languages (e.x. this variant is used for the goddess Diana).
Ehana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
e) meaning "love, affection" combined with 花 (
hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ehlimana f BosnianFeminine form of Ehliman, meaning "believer". The name is of Arabic origin, and was the 84th name by popularity in 2019 for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ehumoana f PolynesianPolynesian name, composed by "ehu", referred to the dust or something ephemeral and "moana", meaning "ocean"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "sand" or "ephemeral ocean".
Eingana f Indigenous Australian MythologyEingana is the name of an Aboriginal snake goddess, the mother of all things but also a symbol of death. In the legend, she gave birth to all things, and sustains life through her umbilical cords, but whenever she cuts a cord, the thing bound to it dies.
Eĸilana f GreenlandicGreenlandic name of unknown meaning, maybe a combination of
Eĸilat and
-na, a Greenlandic suffix indicating a personal name.
Eldana f KyrgyzFrom Medieval Turkic
el meaning "country, society" and Persian
دانا (
dana) meaning "wise".
Elisanna f Medieval FrenchOf uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory considers the name a Romance construction made by truncating
Elizabeth arbitrarily to Elis-, and then augmenting with an arbitrary ending.
Enshakushanna m SumerianPossibly deriving from Sumerian elements
en meaning "dignitary; lord; high priest",
ur-saĝ meaning "hero, warrior" and
an meaning "sky, heaven; the god An"... [
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Erchana f English (Australian)The given name of Erchana Murray-Bartlett who set a world record with 150 Marathon runs in 150 consecutive days.
Etana m SumerianThe thirteenth god-king of the Sumerian dynasty ruling the city of Kish. He was appointed by
Anu himself. Etana had no son and prayed daily to
Shamash, the sun-god, to grant him a child... [
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Ezana m EthiopianEzana or Ezanas (c.303– c.350 CE/AD) was king of Aksum, now Ethiopia. Ezana was the first monarch of the Kingdom of Aksum to embrace Christianity. Ezana is a Geʽez (an ancient Ethiopian Semitic language) name of unknown meaning... [
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Fana f EthiopianMeans “light” or “jungle” in various African languages.
Fanyana m ZuluFrom Zulu
umfanyana,
abafanyana meaning "little boy".
Febriana f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of February (
Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in February.
Freana f RomanshRomansh name of unknown meaning traditionally found in central Grisons. One theory links this name to
Verena.
Fumihana f JapaneseJapanese feminine given name derived from
富 (fu) meaning "wealth",
美 (mi) meaning "beauty" and
英 (hana) meaning "outstanding".
Furana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 風 (
fu) meaning "wind", 楽 (
ra) meaning "comfort, music" combined with 那 (
na) meaning "what". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Geilana f FrankishShe was first married to Heden I and, upon his death in 687, to his brother and successor Gozbert. She was the mother of Hedan II.... [
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Gerana f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
γέρανος (geranos) "crane (bird)". Gerana, otherwise known as
Oenoe, was a queen of the Pygmy folk in Greek mythology. She boasted she was more beautiful than the goddess Hera and was transformed by the angry goddess into a crane... [
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Geštinanna f Near Eastern MythologyThe name of an early goddess of Southern Mesopotamia associated with writing and the netherworld. Her name means "wine (or vine) of the heavens (or the god
An 2)", deriving from the Sumerian element
ĝeštin ("vine, wine, bunch of grapes")... [
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Graceanna f English (American, Rare)Combination of
Grace and
Anna. This name was borne by American ornithologist Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), who was also known as a social reformer active in the anti-slavery, temperance and women's suffrage movements.
Guldana f Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" and дана
(dana) meaning "wise, educated, learned".
Gul-e-Rana f UrduFrom Urdu گل رعنا meaning "sweet-smelling flower". There is a Pakistani drama serial with this name, Gul-e-Rana.