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[Facts] Zana
My name is Zana...it is pronounced like Donna only with a Z. I have tried to find it`s origins and meaning most of my life to no avail. I am a female. I was told it may be Native American. Can anyone help me?
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Have you asked your parents where they found the name? That's the first information to have to try to track down a name's origin. Zanna has been used as a short form of Suzanna or Susanna. Given your pronunciation of Zana, it seems most likely to me that your name is simply a respelling of Zanna, unless you know more about how your parents came to choose it.
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My Father said he knew a lady named Zana but when she wrote her name it was always with 2 short a`s and an accent on the end. He has no idea where it came from. I`m from Tennessee if that helps.
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