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This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *anna or *ana.
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Nizigiyimana f Rundi
Means "I hope in God" in Kirundi.
Noanna f English (Rare)
Could be a combination of Noa 1, Noah 1 or the prefix no- and Anna.... [more]
Nohana f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From Hana 3 prefixed with a kanji that can (partially) be read as no, such as 野 meaning "field," 乃, referring to the genitive particle の (no), or 希, from nozomi meaning "wish, desire, hope", This name is rarely used.... [more]
Nolana f English (Rare)
Either derived from the flower of the same name or else intended as a feminine form of Nolan.
Nootana f Sanskrit
MEANING : New, modern, fresh... [more]
Norhana f Maguindanao, Maranao, Malay
Combination of Nor 1 and Hana 1.
Normanna f Italian
Feminine form of Normanno.
Notana f Kalmyk
Feminine form of Notan.
Novana f English
Blend of Nova and Ana.
Noviana f Indonesian
From the name of the month of November, usually used as a given name for a girl born in November.
Nshimirimana f Rundi
Means "I thank God" in Kirundi.
Ntaiana f Greek
Greek form of Diana, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Ntana f Greek
Greek form of Dana.
Ntiana f Greek (Rare)
Rare (and rather deviant) back-transcription of Diana from Modern Greek.
Nuiana f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name of uncertain origin, possibly from nuiaq "cloud" or from the stem nui- "sewing, basket-making", combined with the name suffix na.
Numeriana f Filipino
Feminine form of Numerianus.
Nurfitriana f Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Fitriana.
Nurguyaana f Yakut
Ferminine form of Nurgun.
Nurhasana f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Nurhasanah.
Nurlana f Azerbaijani
A half-calque of the name Svetlana, with Russian свет (svet) meaning "light, world" replaced with Azerbaijani nur meaning "light" (ultimately from Arabic).
Nurliyana f Malay
Combination of Nur and Liyana.
Nurzhana f Kazakh
Feminine form of Nurzhan
Nutana f Hinduism
MEANING : New, modern, fresh... [more]
Nyana f English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ny, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.
Nyurguyaana f Yakut
Feminine form of Nyurgun.
Nyurguyana f Yakut
Means "Pulsatilla" in Yakut. A Pulsatilla, or Pasqueflower, is a type of flower that can be found in cold areas.
Oana f Breton
Variant of Oanez.
Oceana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare, ?), German (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Oceanus. As an English name, this was coined in the early 19th century.
Octaviana f Ancient Roman, Romanian, Provençal
Anciant Roman feminine form of Octavianus and Romanian and Provençal feminine form of Octavian.
Od Ana f Mythology
Turkic and Mongolian goddess of fire and marriage, derived from od meaning "fire" and ana meaning "mother".
Odriana f Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of Adriana.
Ogniana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Огняна (see Ognyana).
Ognjana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Огняна (see Ognyana).
Ohana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "family" in Hawaiian.
Ohanna f & m Armenian
Means "God's gracious gift" in Armenian.
Ojdana f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ojdan.
Ojmana f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada
Name: Ojmana ओज्मना... [more]
Okeana f Bulgarian (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Feminine form of Okean. This name is not to be confused with Oksana.
Oktaviana f Indonesian
Indonesian feminine form of Octavianus.
Olana f Literature
The name of a character in Shannon Hale's Princess Academy (2008).
Oleana f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Ole.
Oleanna f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Ole using Anna, as well as a variant of Olena (which is also derived from Ole).
Olgivanna f Obscure
In the case of Frank Lloyd Wright's (1867-1959) third and final wife, Olgivanna Lloyd Wright (1898-1985), it is an Anglicized portmanteau of her Montenegrin birth name, Olga Ivanovna Lazović.
Oliána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Oliana.
Oliana f Italian, Albanian
Feminine form of Uliano and Oliano.
Olitiana f Malagasy
Combination of Malagasy oly "curly, curly hair" and tiana "to be loved; to be liked".
Oltiana f Albanian
Feminine form of Oltian.
Olyana f Mari
Mari form of Juliana.
Ombana m & f Malagasy
Means "accompanied" or "protected" in Malagasy.
Orana f Indigenous Australian
Meaning "the moon" in Australian Aboriginal.
Orana f Thai
Means "welcome" in Thai.
Orana f Hebrew
Feminine form of Oran / Oren... [more]
Oranna f German (Rare), Italian
Name of a 6th century Irish saint buried at Berus (Saarland, Germany). The name can be interpreted as a feminine form of Oran.
Orbiana f Late Roman, History
Feminine form of Orbianus. This name was borne by the wife of Roman emperor Alexander Severus.
Orghana f Mongolian
Possibly means "will grow" in Mongolian, derived from ургах (urgakh) meaning "to grow". ... [more]
Oriána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Oriana.
Orijana f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Oriana and Slovene variant of Orjana.
Orjana f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Albanian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form and Albanian variant form of Oriana.
Orlana f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), English
French variant of Orlane and Spanish variant of Orlanda.
Orleana f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Orlena (compare Arleana). Orleana Hawks Puckett was an American midwife in the mountains of Patrick and Carroll County, Virginia... [more]
Oroana f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Oriana.
Ortolana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Hortolanus.
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]
Osanna f German (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Probably derived from an Old Germanic name beginning in os-.
Osmanna f History
A famous bearer is Saint Osmanna.
Ostiana f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Hostianus.
Otahtahkwana m Cree
Means 'His wings' in Cree.
Otsana f Basque
Basque name meaning “she-wolf”.
Oualeriana f Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Valeriana. Also compare the names Silvanus and Silouanos, which show that the letter -v- was usually hellenized to -ou- by the ancient Greeks.
Oureana f Medieval Portuguese, Folklore
Variant of Ouroana. In 1158, a Christian knight, Gonçalo Hermigues and his companions kidnapped a Moorish princess named Fatima... [more]
Ouroana f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese form of Oriana.
Ovsanna f Armenian
Armenian form of Hosanna.
Oxána f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Oxana.
Ożanna f Polish
Polish form of Osanna.
Ozeana f German (Modern, Rare)
Germanised form of Oceana.
Pacha Qhana f Aymara
From the Aymara pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and qhana meaning "clear, evident".
Paciana f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Paciano.
Pana m Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Pana was the god who cared for souls in the underworld (Adlivun) before they were reincarnated.... [more]
Panna f Hindi, Indian
From Hindi पन्ना (panna) meaning "emerald, leaf, page".
Paqaña m Aymara
Means "shining of stars" in Aymara.
Pariwana f Quechua, Aymara
Means "flamingo" in Quechua and Aymara.
Parwana f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Parvaneh.
Patana f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Patricia and Ana. Patana, also known as her alter-ego La Sombra (The Shadow), a character in the Chilean puppet show 31 Minutos, bears this name.
Peachtreanna f African American (Rare), Obscure
Blend of the phrase "peach tree" and Anna.
Peanna f Romani
Romani form of Peninnah.
Pekeana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Bettyanne.
Perdana m Indonesian
Means "first" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna).
Permana m Indonesian
Means "quantity, amount, number" in Indonesian, ultimately derived from Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramāṇa).
Phatthana m & f Thai, Lao
Means "progress, advance, develop" in Thai and Lao.
Phennana f Biblical Greek, English (Puritan)
Greek form of Peninnah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. Also see Phenenna.... [more]
Pieranna f Italian
Combination of Piera and Anna.
Pinquana m Shoshone
Variant of Shoshoni name Pina Quanah meaning "sweet-swelling", from pihnaa "sugar, honey, sweet" and -kwana(h) "to smell (of)". This was the original name of 19th-century Shoshone leader Chief Washakie.
Polana f Astronomy
From the name of an asteroid discovered by Johann Palisa which was named after the city of Pola where he made the discovery.
Poliana f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Polian.
Poliana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Pollyanna. The name features prominently in the telenovela As Aventuras de Poliana (2018 - 2020), which is based on Eleanor H. Porter's classic children's novel Pollyanna (1913).
Potamiana f Coptic (Hellenized)
Altered form of Tapiomis, possibly influenced by Greek ποταμός (potamos) meaning "river, stream".
Potenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentiana. This was the name of a Spanish saint from the late 16th century.
Potencyjana f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Potencjana.
Potentiana f Late Roman, German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Potentianus. This is the name by which saint Pudentiana (2nd century AD) is sometimes known.
Powamana f Lunda
Means "beautiful woman" in Lunda.
Pramana m Indonesian
Means "to be full of wisdom and knowledge" in Indonesian.
Prana f Lithuanian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Pranas.
Pratthana f Thai
Means "desire, long for" in Thai.
Pravdana f Serbian
Female form of Pravdan.
Prebrana f Medieval Russian
Name of a medieval Russian princess.
Presiana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Presian.
Prissianna f Obscure
Possibly Prissy combined with the -anna suffix.
Prodana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prodan. Like its masculine counterpart, it is derived from the verb prodati, "to sell", literally meaning "sold". It was once given to divert evil spirits by telling them the child has already been " sold away ".
Prvana f Serbian
From Serbian први (prvi) meaning "first". It is thus given to first born daughters.
Pudenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pudentiana.
Pudentiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Pudentianus. This was the name of a saint from the 2nd century AD.
Qhana f & m Aymara
Means "light" in Aymara.
Qhana Kankana f Aymara
Means "be clear" in Aymara.
Qhispiyaña f & m Aymara
Means "save, rescue, liberate" in Aymara.
Qiyana f Obscure (Rare)
After the League of Legends character Qiyana. This name was given to 5 girls in the US in 2020.
Quintana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps from Latin quintanus "fifth-ranking", from quintus "fifth" (see Quintus) or a transferred use of the surname. In today's English-speaking world it is sometimes perceived as a feminine form of Quintin or Quentin.... [more]
Qujana m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of K'ujana.
Qullana f & m Aymara
Means "divine" in Aymara.
Quniganna f Greenlandic
Younger form of K'unigána.
Racana f Telugu
Means "arranging, composing", "stringing flowers" or "weaving wreathes" in Telugu.
Rachana f & m Khmer
Means "fine arts" in Khmer.
Raeanna f English (Rare)
Combination of Rae and Anna (Compare Rhiannon). Raeanna was given to 74 baby girls in the USA in 1999.
Rafiana f Indonesian (Rare)
Feminine form of Rafian.
Raiana f Tahitian
From the Tahitian ra'i meaning "sky" and ana meaning "star", or ana meaning "he, she, it" or "belonging to him/her".
Raiana f Maori
Māori version of Diana.
Räikhana f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Reyhan.
Raimana m Tahitian
From the Tahitian ra'i meaning "sky" and mana meaning "power".
Rajana f Bosnian (?)
Bosnian feminine form of Rayyan
Rəna f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rana 1 or Rana 3.
Rana f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman ranne "queen" (via Old French royne, reine, from Latin rēgīna). This name was used as a translation of Malka (see also Reine).
Rana f & m Sami
A name which means 'green, fertile earth.'
Rana f English
Diminutive of Lorraine.
Rana f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well. ... [more]
Rana f Sami
A popular name for Sami girls, based on the goddess of spring and fertility, Rana Niejta. The literal translation of the name Rana is the green or the green, fertile fields. The name Rana Niejta can freely be translated as the daughter of earth... [more]
Ranana f Hebrew
Derived from the classical Hebrew רְנָנָה meaning "happiness, singing, rejoicing"
Rangana m & f Sinhalese
Means "actor" or "dancing" in Sinhalese.
Rangimoana m Maori
Means "ocean sky" from rangi "sky" and moana "ocean".
Ranna f Japanese
From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rəqsanə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Roxana. It is also associated with Azerbaijani rəqs meaning "dance", ultimately from Arabic رقص (raqs).
Ratana f & m Khmer, Thai
Alternate transcription of Khmer រតនា or Thai รัตนา (see Rattana).
Rathana f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer រតនា (see Rattana).
Rattana f & m Khmer, Thai
Means "precious gem, precious stone, jewel" in Khmer and Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).
Rauana f Tahitian
From the Tahitian rau meaning "a hundred" or "many" and possibly ana meaning "star".
Raushanna f Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "Splendid One."
Rəvanə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəvan.
Ravshana f Uzbek
Feminine form of Ravshan.
Rayana f Arabic
Variant transcription of Rayhana.
Rayanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of Ray and Anna.
Rayhanna f Arabic
Variant transcription of Rayhana.
Räyxana f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Rayhana.
Răzvana f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Răzvan.
Reana f English
Variant of Rhianna.
Reana f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 茗 (na) meaning "tea, the tea plant"... [more]
Reatshwana f Tswana
Means "we look alike" in Setswana.
Rediana f Albanian
Feminine form of Redian.
Redigana f Cornish (Archaic)
Latinized form of Redigon.
Rehana f Tswana
Means "we are here" in Setswana.
Rehana f Urdu, Bengali
Urdu and Bengali form of Rayhana.
Reianna f English
Variant of Rhianna.
Rejana f Provençal (Rare)
Provençal form of Réjane.
Renana f Hebrew
Variant of Ranana
Reremoana f Maori
Means "water flowing to the sea" in Maori, from rere "flow" and moana "sea".
Reuana f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "grace", "favour", or also "beauty".
Reunana f Breton
Feminine form of Reunan.
Revanna m Kannada
REVANNA IS A ONE OF THE NAME OF GOD SHIVA
Riana f Dutch, Afrikaans
Variant of Rianna.
Riana f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Rian.
Riana f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" or 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 南 (na) meaning "south". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Riana f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian rianás, a word denoting an ice crack, specifically a thermal crack that forms on ice covering a body of water as well as the event of such a crack forming, typically accompanied by a distinctive sound.
Riana m & f Malagasy
Means "waterfall" in Malagasy.
Riana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Rihanna.
Rianna f Dutch
Variant of Rianne.
Rianna f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Rhianna (though in some cases it could be a feminine variant of Rian).
Ribanna f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Ribanna (also described as Rose of Quicourt) is a fictive Native American woman in several works of Karl May. She is married to Old Firehand.
Riħanna f Maltese
Variant form of Rihanna, or from the Maltese riħan meaning "myrtle".
Rikana f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 涼 (ri) meaning "cool, refreshing", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 叶 (kana) meaning "fulfill, come true", 愛 (kana) meaning "love, affection", 哉 (kana), an exclamation, 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete" or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]
Rikihana m Maori (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rikihana, which is the Maori form of Dickson.
Rilana f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
Rilana is the name of the female protagonist in the French-German TV series 'Arpad le Tzigane/Arpad der Zigeuner' ("Arpad the Gypsy").... [more]
Risana f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other combinations of kanji are also possible.
Rishana f African American
Varient of Rayshawn and Rexanna
Ritana f Obscure
Probably an elaboration of Rita.
Rithana f Indian
Name of notable neuroscientist Rithana Srikanth.
Riwana f Breton
Feminine form of Riwan.
Rizuana f Kosovar (Rare)
Albanian form of Rizwana.
Roana f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Roan.
Roanna f English, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Roan.
Robustiana f Galician (Archaic)
Galician feminine form of Robustianus.
Rogatiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Rogatianus.
Rohana f Sanskrit
Means "sandalwood" in Sanskrit.
Rohana f Moriori
Meaning of this name is possibly not known. This was the name of Rohana Tapu (d. 1902) Moriori slave and wife of Owenga Moriori leader Hirawanu Tapu.
Rohana m Sanskrit, Sinhalese
Sanskrit and Sinhala form of Rohan 1.
Rohanna f English (Rare)
English name of uncertain origin and meaning which seems to have first appeared in the 19th century.... [more]
Roksalana f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Roxelana.
Rómana f Kashubian
Feminine form of Róman.
Ronana f Breton
Feminine form of Ronan.