Message: "Ayna" - Behind the Name

Ayna

by Jadeyn

11/9/2010, 2:20 PM

Has anyone heard of this as a girls name (note the spelling, it's not Anya)? I came across it on a baby name website saying it is Australian but I haven't seen it anywhere else so I'm wondering if this is really its origin. Is it popular there? Does it have other origins?

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- SamJr (SamJr7) +1

11/13/2010, 4:40 AM

Ayna is a word is a Islamic word that means Where or wherever.This is how it is spelled in Arabic. اين

- Jadeyn

11/14/2010, 6:58 AM

That's good to know. I thought it may have arabic origins but I think not--in doing some research I haven't come across it as an arabic first name. It is a last name in Turkey, however.

- Caprice +2

11/11/2010, 1:26 PM

Aina is a fairly common name in Sweden. It is said to be a variant of Aino. Perhaps Ayna could be a variant of this name?

- Lea M (lcgirl20)

11/14/2010, 7:14 AM

That's what I thought too

It looks like a variant of Aina. A lot of variants are formed by replacing "ai" with "ay" or vice versa.

- Jadeyn

11/14/2010, 6:57 AM

Thanks! I came across that name too but I didn't know if Ayna has different origins.

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