This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *anna or *ana.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Bodhana f YiddishBodhana is a Yiddish name, made from the combined elements of BOD (the Ukranian word meaning G-d) and HAN (from the Hebrew, meaning gracious).... [
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Buriana f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)This was the name of an Irish saint who lived during the 6th-century, a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, Cornwall. She is identified with the Irish Saint Bruinsech.
Calmana f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, LiteratureLatinized form of
Kalmana, the name of Cain's wife and twin sister in Judeo-Christian legend (e.g., found in the (first Greek redaction of the) 'Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius', written in Syriac in the late 7th century)... [
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Cana f VariousFrom the name of the ancient city of
Cana as mentioned in the New Testament, John 2:1-11, relating the story of Jesus's first miracle.
Chakana f AymaraMeans "Southern cross", an Andean symbol, in Aymara.
Chana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Chanthana f ThaiFrom Thai ฉันท์
(chǎn) meaning "satisfaction, pleasure, love".
Chegianna f ObscurePossibly a combination of
Che and
Gianna. This name is borne by a daughter of American poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011).
Chihana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 茅 (
chi) meaning "miscanthus reed" combined with 華 (
hana) meaning "flower". Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name.
Chintana f & m Thai, LaoMeans "imagine, dream" in Thai and Lao. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Laos.
Chipana f AymaraMeans "bracelet, jewel placed on the wrist" in Aymara.
Chiqana f AymaraFrom the Aymara
chiqa meaning "truth" or
chiqäña meaning "reality".
Choygana f TuvanDerived from Tuvan чойган
(choygan) meaning "fir".
Ciana f TheatreTruncated form of
Luciana. This name was borne by the titular character
Madama Ciana of Gaetano Latilla's opera (1738).
Cipriana f Italian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Romanian, Greek (Rare), Gascon, ProvençalItalian, Romanian, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Gascon and Provençal feminine form of
Cyprianus (compare
Cypriana).
Cortana f English (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureVariant of
Curtana, from the Latin
curtus, meaning "short", the name of the ceremonial sword used at the Coronation of British royalty. It is borne by an artificial intelligence creature in the
Halo video game franchise, as well as Microsoft's virtual assistant, which was named for the character in the game.
Damiána f HungarianHungarian form of
Damiana. The name coincides with the name of the plant
damiána "damiana, turnera diffusa".
Dangana m & f DagbaniMeans "confidence" or "trust in the goodness of God" in Dagbani.
Dayana f KalmykDerived from Kalmyk даянч
(dayanch) meaning "hermit, monk".
Dayana f KazakhDerived either from Arabic ديانة
(diyana) meaning "religion, faith" or Turkish
dayan meaning "hold on, endure".
Desiana f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of December (
Desember in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in December.
Deusana f Portuguese (Brazilian)Derived from Latin
deus meaning "god, deity". Latin
deus and
dīvus "divine" are descended from Proto-Indo-European
deiwos, from the same root as
Dyēus, the reconstructed chief god of the Proto-Indo-European pantheon... [
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Dhana f ObscurePossibly a variant of
Dana 1. This name was brought to limited public attention in 1964, when a character in the film 'The 7th Dawn' was named Dhana.
Dhisana f HinduismEtymology unknown. This is the name of a Hindu goddess of prosperity associated with the soma vessel, knowledge, intelligence and speech as well as celestial bodies.
Dietlana f GermanPossibly a combination of the name element
diet meaning "people" and the slavic element -lana (such as in
Swetlana.
Dolaana f TuvanDerived from Mongolian дулаан
(dulaan) meaning "warm, kind".
Dostana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)Derived from the word for "enough" (
dosta). Given to a child whose parents wish for that child to be their last, as there are already too many children in the family.
Drisana f English (Rare), Indian (Rare, Expatriate, ?)Meaning uncertain, though popularly claimed to mean "daughter of the sun" in Sanskrit. Supposedly it occurs in Hindu mythology as a name (perhaps a title or epithet) of the Dānava demon Virochana (a son of Prahlāda and father of Bali)... [
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Dudana f Georgian (Rare)Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning. Perhaps it is related to the Mingrelian noun დუდი
(dudi) meaning "head", or to the Georgian name
Dudukhana... [
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Dudukhana f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian adjective დუდუხა
(dudukha) meaning "plump" (in reference to girls and women). Also compare the related Georgian adjective დუდრუქანა
(dudrukana) meaning "plump, stout" (also in reference to girls and women).... [
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Dyyana f BelarusianVariant of
Dziyana, used to indicate that the name was borrowed from other languages (e.x. this variant is used for the goddess Diana).