Save Gender Feminine Usage Spanish (Mexican, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern) Pronounced Pron. /it.sa.ˈʝa.na/(Mexican Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly an elaboration of Itzel, using the same suffix sound found in Dayana, or perhaps inspired by the name of the Itza people of Central America (as seen in the name of the old Maya city of Chichen Itza, Mexico; compare Maritza).