I found this interesting article that is a very good read (recommended)
http://www.native-languages.org/wrongnames.htm and stumbled across Aiyana. I know it's not a legit Native American name but it seems to have Afrian and Indian roots (Ayana, Ayanna) as described in the article.
The Aiyana spelling is the only one that appeals to me (Ayana is ok, though) and I think it's very beautiful. What do you think? Do you know anyone named this? How do you pronounce it? I say eye-YAH-na.
This message was edited 1/3/2012, 8:32 AM