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.
Takana f & m JapaneseFrom 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.
Tamphasanna m & f ManipuriDerived from the Meitei
tampha meaning "jewel" and
sana meaning "gold, precious".
Tanna f & m MelanesianTanna is the name of an island of the Republic of Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.
Tarana f HausaGiven for females who are born during the day.
Tariana f MaoriPossibly derived from Maori
tāriana meaning "stallion".... [
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Tatiana f Late Greek, Greek, GeorgianDerived 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.
Tawananna f HittiteOf 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 ChickasawFrom the Chickasaw tribe meaning "Beautiful Running Water." Also translated as "Little Princess."
Thabalsana m & f ManipuriDerived from the Meitei
thabal meaning "moonlight" and
sana meaning "gold, precious".
Tholoana f SothoMeaning, fruit or seed, in the context of ‘fruit of my womb’ Tianna f ChineseFrom the Chinese
天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Tojohafaliana m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
tojo meaning "met" and
hafaliana meaning "gladness, rejoicing".
Trisana f LiteratureName of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic series.
Tsiferana m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
tsy meaning "not" and
ferana meaning "limited, restrained".
Tuarana f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning from the baby language endearment term
(aat)tuaruna! aarsuaruna! meaning "how ugly you are!"
Tucana f AstronomyTucana 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.
Tuskulaana f YakutEither from тускул
(tuskul) meaning "future" or means "doing good" in Yakut.
Tuyana f BuryatDerived from Buryat туяа
(tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam".
Twana m KurdishFrom Persian توانا (
tavânâ) meaning "powerful".
Uldana f KazakhFrom Kazakh ұл
(ūl) meaning "son, boy" combined with Persian دانا
(dānā) meaning "wise".
Umihana f BosnianBosnian 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.... [
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Utana m Old PersianPossibly 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.
Vaiana f TahitianMeans "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, HinduismFrom 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.
Vamana m HinduismMeans "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.
Vardhamana m SanskritMeans "prospering, growing, increasing" in Sanskrit. This was the birth name of
Mahavira, the founder of Jainism.
Vathana f KhmerFrom the Khmer word វឌ្ឍន (
vŏətthĕəʼnĕəʼ) meaning "progress, growth, prosperity".
Vatthana m & f LaoMeans "culture, development, progress" in Lao.
Vercana f Germanic Mythology, Celtic MythologyVercana 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".
Verdoana f Arthurian CycleThe 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... [
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Vibhishana m Indian, HinduismFrom 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.
Vivāna m Old PersianShortened form of
Vivahana, derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
*HwiHwáswants meaning "brilliant, shining forth" or "dawn; the shining one".
Voahirana f MalagasyDerived from the Malagasy word
voahirana which describes a kind of water lily.
Wailana f & m HawaiianFrom
wailana meaning "calm, still water" and "to banish, exile" in Hawaiian.
Wanchana m ThaiFrom Thai วัน
(wan) meaning "day" and ชนะ
(chana) meaning "win, conquer, defeat".
Wardana m IndonesianDerived from Sanskrit वर्धन
(vardhana) meaning "increasing, growing".
Watsana f ThaiMeans "luck, fortune, virtue, merit" in Thai.
Wawana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 和 (
wa) meaning "peace, harmony", 輪 (
wa) meaning "wheel, flower" combined with 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Wikramawardhana m HistoryDerived 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.