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It seems likely that Anona could be a combination of existing names like Anne and Fiona. Ona could be used as a short form for Anona. (Source: Hanks, P. & Hodges, F., (1996), Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, pages 22 and 256)
I was told years ago Anona means "little princess" in Cherokee Indian according to my mother who did name me after her labor and delivery nurse. The nurse was Cherokee Indian.
I read on nameberry.com that this was Latin and meant "Of the Harvest". And that it was the name of the Roman goddess of harvest.
It's a variant of the Sumerian Innana meaning "lady of heaven".
I have seen Anona linked with the Roman goddess of the harvest and the name is said to derive from the Latin for "pineapple"!
A variant of Sumerian Anonna meaning "Lady of Heaven".

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