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This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *anna or *ana.
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Tacjana f Polish
Variant of Tatiana.
Tacjanna f Polish
Variant of Tacjana.
Tacyjana f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Tacjana.
Tadhana f Filipino
Means "destiny, fate" in Tagalog.
Tadjana f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant spelling of Tatjana.
Taimana m & f Maori, Cook Islands Maori
Means "diamond" in Māori.
Takana f & m Japanese
From Japanese 貴 (taka) meaning "expensive" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" (mostly feminine) or 己 (na) meaning "male" (mostly masculine). Other combinations of kanji are also possible.
Talana f South African, English
Use of this name in South Africa probably owes something to the Battle of Talana Hill in 1899.
Tamphasanna m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei tampha meaning "jewel" and sana meaning "gold, precious".
Tana f East Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tanne.
Tana f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Tanya. This name was popularized by a character in the 1942 movie The Forest Rangers.
Tana m Indonesian
Means "land" in Toraja, spoken in Indonesia.
Tana f Chuukese
Means "dream" in Chuukese.
Tana f & m Malagasy
Means "chameleon" in Malagasy. (See Kamara and its variant, Kamora.
Tana f Spanish (Canarian, Rare), Catalan
Variant of Tania, diminutive of Cayetana, and a form of Tanit.
Tana m Karachay-Balkar
Means "calf" or "darling, sweetheart" in Karachay- Balkar.
Tanna f & m Melanesian
Tanna is the name of an island of the Republic of Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.
Tarana f Hausa
Given for females who are born during the day.
Tariana f Maori
Possibly derived from Maori tāriana meaning "stallion".... [more]
Tasana m Manipuri
Means "brother" in Meitei.
Tashiana f African American (Modern)
Altered form of Tatiana, influenced by Tasha.
Tatana f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Sebastiana.
Tatiana f Late Greek, Greek, Georgian
Derived from Attic Greek τάττω (tatto) meaning "to place in order, to arrange, to form". This name is not to be confused with the Latin name Tatiana.
Tatianà f Provençal
Provençal form of Tatiana.
Tatijana f Slovene
Variant of Tatjana.
Tatijana f Serbian, Croatian
From Tatjana or Tajana. In Croatian the prononciation is the same prononciation as Tatiana.
Tatiyana f Uzbek
Variant of Tatyana.
Tatjána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tatiana.
Tatjana f Bulgarian, Estonian, Albanian (Rare), Swiss (Modern, Rare)
Bulgarian/Estonian/Albanian version of Tatyana or Tanja. In Switzerland the name spread thanks to its popularity in Germany.
Tatjanna f Obscure
Variant of Tatiana.
Tatstsyana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Tatyana.
Tatyjana f Russian (Magyarized)
Magyarised form of Tatyana. This is used exclusively as a spelling from Russian, and is not the form Hungarians use. For the Hungarian form of Tatyana, see Tatjána.
Tavana m Persian (Rare, ?)
Means "powerful" in Persian.
Tawana m Southern African
Botswanian name.
Tawananna f Hittite
Of uncertain etymology. This was the personal name of a Hittite queen, which was consequently used as a title for all subsequent Hittite queens.
Tawanna f Chickasaw
From the Chickasaw tribe meaning "Beautiful Running Water." Also translated as "Little Princess."
Taziana f Italian
Italian variant of Tatiana.
Teppana m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Stephanus.
Teremoana f & m Cook Islands Maori
Derived from tere meaning "trip, voyage, journey" and moana meaning "ocean."
Terenciana f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Terentianus.
Terentiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Terentianus.
Terenziana f Italian
Italian form of Terentiana.
Tessiana f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Ana.
Tessianna f English (Rare)
Combination of Tess and Anna.
Tetyjana f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Tatiana.
Texana f American (South, Rare)
Means "Texan" in Spanish, referring to a female inhabitant of the state of Texas. It may also be used as a feminine elaboration of Tex... [more]
Texanna f American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of English Texan meaning "of Texas". Also compare Texana and Tex.
Teyana f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Tiana with the popular prefix/suffix Tey.
Tezana f English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
The meaning of Tezana is 'Princess, Fairy Queen, The Morning star
Thabalsana m & f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei thabal meaning "moonlight" and sana meaning "gold, precious".
Ðana f Serbian, Bosnian
Variant of Džana.
Thana f Etruscan Mythology
Means "fine, gracious" in Etruscan. This was the name of an Etruscan goddess, equivalent to the Roman goddess Lucina.
Thana f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Thanatos
Tholoana f Sotho
Means "fruit".
Tholoana f Sotho
Meaning, fruit or seed, in the context of ‘fruit of my womb’
Þóranna f Icelandic
Probably a combination of Þór and Anna.
Þórhanna f Icelandic (Rare)
Probably a combination of Þór and Hanna 1.
Tiana f & m Malagasy
Means "loved, favoured" in Malagasy.
Tiana f Catalan
Short form of Sebastiana.
Tianna f Chinese
From the Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Tiberiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Tiberianus.
Ticiana f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Titiana.
Tijuana f African American
Possibly from the name of the Mexican city, Tijuana. A known bearer of this name is American actress Tijuana Ricks (1978-).
Titana f English
Feminine form of Titan
Tojohafaliana m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy tojo meaning "met" and hafaliana meaning "gladness, rejoicing".
Toriana f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Victoriana or a feminine form of Toriano, or simply an elaboration of Tori using Ana.
Toscana f Medieval Italian
Meaning "Tuscany" in Italian.... [more]
Tossana f French (Latinized), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Toussainte. In other words, you could also say that this name is the feminine form of Tossanus.
Traiana f Italian
Feminine form of Traiano.
Trajana f Macedonian
Feminine form of Trajan 2.
Trayana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Trayan.
Trazana f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be an alteration (through metathesis) of Tarzana, which is said to mean "strange woman" in Bantu. Also compare Tarzan.... [more]
Tribuana m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Tribhuvan
Triduana f Medieval Scottish
The name of a rather obscure Scottish Saint that can not be reliably dated (4th–8th century).
Trisana f Literature
Name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic series.
Tristana f Literature, Breton, Provençal
Feminine form of Tristan. This is the name of the main character in Benito Pérez Galdós' eponymous novel Tristana (1892).
Trpana f Macedonian
Likely a feminine form of Trpe.
Tsanna f Coptic (Sahidic)
Tsanna is a variant of Susanna found in Coptic (including a stelae in the Brooklyn Museum).
Tsaroana f Malagasy
Means "remember" in Malagasy.
Tsiferana m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy tsy meaning "not" and ferana meaning "limited, restrained".
Tsipana f Asháninka
From the Ashaninka name for the Calathea lutea plant.
Tsitsana f Georgian (Rare)
Variant form of Tsisana.
Tuana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a combination of tu ("you") and Ana.
Tuarana f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning from the baby language endearment term (aat)tuaruna! aarsuaruna! meaning "how ugly you are!"
Tucana f Astronomy
Tucana is one of the southern constellations created by Dutch explorers in the late 16th century. It was named after the toucan, a type of bird found in South America.
Tulluktaana f Yakut
From the Yakut word туллук (tulluk) meaning "snow bunting".
Turanə f Azerbaijani
Strictly feminine form of Turan.
Tuskulaana f Yakut
Either from тускул (tuskul) meaning "future" or means "doing good" in Yakut.
Tutana f Georgian (Rare), Mingrelian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be an elaboration of Tuta or is otherwise related to it.
Tutana f Laz
Means “little moon” in Laz.
Tuvana f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish
From old Persian, meaning strong
Tuyana f Buryat
Derived from Buryat туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam".
Twana m Kurdish
From Persian توانا (tavânâ) meaning "powerful".
T'yana f English
Variant of Tiana.
Tyanna f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ty, ya and na, probably modelled on Ayanna and influenced by Tiana.
Tycjana f Polish
Feminine form of Tycjan.
Tyquanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tyquan, or a combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Quanna.
Tytiana f African American (Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Tatiana.
Tytianna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tytiana. Tytianna was given to 7 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.
Tzatana f Kalmyk
Feminine form of Tzatan.
Tzigliana f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Juliana.
Uaná f Tupi
Means "firefly" in Tupi.
Ujuaanna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ujuãna.
Ujuãna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Johanna.
Ulaalzgana f & m Mongolian
Means "red currant" in Mongolian.
Ulana f Kalmyk
Feminine form of Ulan.
Uldana f Kazakh
From Kazakh ұл (ūl) meaning "son, boy" combined with Persian دانا (dānā) meaning "wise".
Uljána f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Ulyana.
Uĺliana f Belarusian
Taraškievica Belarusian variant form of Ulyana.
Ulliana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Juliana.
Ulljana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Juliana.
Ulpiana f Italian
Feminine form of Ulpiano.
Ulpiana f Albanian
Feminine form of Ulpian.
Umihana f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine name possibly derived from the Arabic name Umm Hani or Umm-i-Hani, meaning "mother of Hani". In Islamic tradition this was an epithet of Fakhitah bint Abi Talib, a sister of Ali and cousin of Muhammad.... [more]
Un-nana f Caucasian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Un-Nana was the goddess of disease in Vainakh mythology.
Unwana m & f Ibibio
Means "light" in Ibibio.
Urana f Tuvan
Means "world" in Tuvan.
Urbána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Urbana.
Utana m Old Persian
Possibly derived from Old Persian 𐎢- (u-) meaning "good" and tāna meaning "tone, melody". It has been suggested that the second element may be tana "offspring", but this apparently doesn’t account for the long vowel.
Uygulaana f Yakut
Derived from Yakut уйгу (uygu) meaning "rich".
Vääna m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami diminutive of Beʹnjam.
Vadhana f Odia
Meaning "Bright Star".
Vaiana f Tahitian
Means "water cave" or "rock water" in Tahitian, from the phrase vai ana o te mato teitei meaning "water from the cave of the high rock".
Vairocana m Buddhism, Hinduism
From Sanskrit वैरोचन (vairocana) meaning "solar, of the sun", a derivative of विरोचन (virochana) meaning "sun, giver of light". This is the name of a cosmic buddha in Mahayana tradition, as well as an epithet of the Hindu asura (demon) Bali.
Valentiniana f Late Roman
Late Roman elaboration of Valentine
Vallivana f Catalan, Catalan (Valencian)
From the Valencian title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de Vallivana, meaning "Mother of God of Vallivana."... [more]
Vamana m Hinduism
Means "dwarfish, small, short-statured" in Sanskrit. This is the name of one of the avatars of the Hindu god Vishnu, who appears as a dwarf man to recover the three worlds (earth, heaven and the netherworld) from the demon king Bali.
Vana f Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from Vanaheimr, home of the Vanir (a type of Old Norse gods). Vana was the wife of Sveigðir and mother of Vanlandi... [more]
Vana f Greek
Diminutive of Ioanna.
Vanchana m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wanchana.
Vandana f Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada
From Sanskrit वन्दना (vandanā) meaning "praise, commendation, reverence, worship".
Vanna f Greek
Diminutive of Ioanna.
Vardhamana m Sanskrit
Means "prospering, growing, increasing" in Sanskrit. This was the birth name of Mahavira, the founder of Jainism.
Vathana f Khmer
From the Khmer word វឌ្ឍន (vŏətthĕəʼnĕəʼ) meaning "progress, growth, prosperity".
Vatthana m & f Lao
Means "culture, development, progress" in Lao.
Vechkana f Mordvin
Means "favourite" in Erzya.
Veliana f Italian
Variant of Velia.
Veliana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Velian.
Veliana f Kongo
Veliana means youthful in Kikongo
Velyana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Веляна (see Veliana).
Verana f Provençal
Provençal form of Vérane.
Vercana f Germanic Mythology, Celtic Mythology
Vercana was a goddess who was venerated by the Gauls in Roman times, it is, however, uncertain whether she was a Germanic or a Celtic goddess. Since inscriptions dedicated to her were found near healing springs, it has been proposed that she may have been a goddess of healing and waters and attempts have been made to link her name to Germanic *Werkanô "she who does deeds" and to *Berkanô "goddess of birch trees".
Verdiana f Italian, Venetian, Medieval Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Contracted form of Veridiana. This was the name of an Italian saint from the 13th century AD.
Verdoana f Arthurian Cycle
The lady of the castle Aspetta Ventura in La Tavola Ritonda. She suffered from leprosy and could only be cured by the blood of a royal virgin. In the quest to heal her, her knights bled hundreds of virgins, most of whom perished... [more]
Veridiana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Rare), Italian, Venetian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese, Venetian and Spanish form of Viridiana as well as an Italian variant of this name. Blessed Veridiana was a Benedictine virgin and recluse... [more]
Vestana f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably derived from the place of the same name in the Italian municipality Corniglio, which in turn may have derived its name from Vesta.
Viana f Medieval Catalan, American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Viana f Occitan
Occitan form of Vianne.
Viana f Spanish, Italian
Short form of Viviana.
Vibhishana m Indian, Hinduism
From विभीषण (vibhīṣaṇa), meaning "terrifying" in Sanskrit. Vibhishana, a rakshasa or humanoid being, is the brother of Ravana, the king of Lanka, and ally of Rama in the Ramayana.
Victorianna f English
Elaboration of Victoria.
Vidana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vidan.
Vilana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese borrowing of Villana.
Vildana f Bosnian
Feminine form of Vildan.
Villana f Medieval Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin villana "villein, feudal tenant" (compare Villanus). Villana de' Botti (1332 - 1361) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic... [more]
Viniana f Fijian
Meaning unknown.
Vipashyana f Indian, Marathi (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit विपश्यना (vipaśyanā) meaning "right knowledge".
Virdiana f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Viridiana.
Vitaliana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Vitaliano.
Vittoriana f Italian
Italian form of Victoriana.
Vivāna m Old Persian
Shortened form of Vivahana, derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwiHwáswants meaning "brilliant, shining forth" or "dawn; the shining one".
Viviána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Viviana.
Viviāna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Viviana.
Vivijana f Slovene (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Slovene and Croatian form of Viviana.
Viviyana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Viviana.
Viyana f Persian
Means "wisdom", "sensibility".
Vladiana f Romanian
Feminine form of Vlad.
Voahirana f Malagasy
Derived from the Malagasy word voahirana which describes a kind of water lily.
Volana m & f Malagasy
Means "moon" in Malagasy.
Vovsanna f Armenian
Variant form of Ovsanna.
Vreana f Romansh (Rare)
Variant of Freana, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Vurbana f Bulgarian, Spanish (?)
Feminine form of Vurban.
Wailana f & m Hawaiian
From wailana meaning "calm, still water" and "to banish, exile" in Hawaiian.
Waleriana f Polish
Polish form of Valeriana.
Wanchana m Thai
From Thai วัน (wan) meaning "day" and ชนะ (chana) meaning "win, conquer, defeat".
Wanna m Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဝဏ္ဏ (see Wunna).
Wantliana f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Gwenllian.
Wardana m Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Wasana f Thai
Alternate transcription of Watsana.
Wassana f Thai
Alternate transcription of Watsana.
Watana m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wattana.
Wathana m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wattana.
Watsana f Thai
Means "luck, fortune, virtue, merit" in Thai.
Watthana m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Wattana.
Wawana f Japanese
From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony", 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, flower" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Wibiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Vibiana, used in reference to the saint.
Wikramawardhana m History
Derived from Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama) meaning "stride, pace, valour" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing, thriving". This was the name of the fifth king of the Majapahit Empire who reigned from 1389 to 1429.
Wiktorzyjana f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Wiktoriana.
Williana f Brazilian, Caribbean
Possibly the feminine variation of Willian.
Wiwiana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Viviana.
Xana f Asturian (Modern), Galician (Modern)
From the word xana, a type of fairy in Asturian mythology who are said to live in pure rivers and fountains. It may derive from the Roman mythological name Diana.
Xanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly based on Zanna or Xandra.
Xantiana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Xantiana is a latinised adjective derived from the originally Hungarian surname Xántus. It is used in the name of some flowering plants, notably Clarkia xantiana and Chaenactis xantiana.
Xarianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an elaborated form of Xaria.
Xaviana f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Xavian or an elaboration of Xavia.
Xayana f Tuvan
Means "cliff" in Tuvan.
Xaysana m Lao
Means "victory, win" in Lao.
Xheana f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Xhean.
Xhiana f Albanian (Rare)
Possibly a borrowing of Italian Gianna.
Xhordana f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Xhordan.
Xhovana f Albanian
Feminine form of Xhovan.