SANSKRIT NAMES WITH THEIR MEANING ■●■ Ena एना means-(ind.) in this manner, thus, then, at that time # Ena / Enaa एना - black antelope ● Eni / Enee एनी- river, Gazelle (doe) # Enakshi एनाक्षी -(f.) deer like eyed, beautiful eyed girl, girl having eyes like an Antelope. It is made with joining of two words 'Ena'+'akshi'. Hereएना means female antelope+अक्षि means eye
My name is Ena also, my father was inspired from Greek language because Ena in greece means One (1). In my case it is spelled as it is written, Ena. I'm from Albania :)
Kinda cool! And a lot less common than the overused Emma. This would be a refreshing choice.
― Anonymous User 2/26/2013
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"Short form of Helena or Eugenia, also used in Ireland as a variant of Ethne. In general use since the naming of Queen Victoria's grand-daughter, Princess Victoria Eugénie Julia Ena, always known as Princess Ena. She later became Queen of Spain. Now rarely found." (Source: Dunkling, Leslie; Gosling, William (1983), 'The Facts on File Dictionary of First Names')
Outside Ireland, this name is better known as a diminutive for girls' names ending in -ena or -ina, such as Helena, Georgina, Christina, Regina, Eugenia, etc.A variant form is Ina.
In the case of princess Victoria Eugénie Julia Ena, her middle name was apparently a misreading by the minister who baptized her of a handwritten note. The originally intended name was Eva!Ena Sharples was a character in the TV soap opera "Coronation Street".