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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *anna or *ana.
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Ostiana f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Hostianus.
Otsana f Basque
Basque name meaning “she-wolf”.
Oualeriana f Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Valeriana. Also compare the names Silvanus and Silouanos, which show that the letter -v- was usually hellenized to -ou- by the ancient Greeks.
Oureana f Medieval Portuguese, Folklore
Variant of Ouroana. In 1158, a Christian knight, Gonçalo Hermigues and his companions kidnapped a Moorish princess named Fatima... [more]
Ouroana f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese form of Oriana.
Ovsanna f Armenian
Armenian form of Hosanna.
Oxána f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Oxana.
Ożanna f Polish
Polish form of Osanna.
Ozeana f German (Modern, Rare)
Germanised form of Oceana.
Pacha Qhana f Aymara
From the Aymara pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and qhana meaning "clear, evident".
Paciana f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Paciano.
Panna f Hindi, Indian
From Hindi पन्ना (panna) meaning "emerald, leaf, page".
Pariwana f Quechua, Aymara
Means "flamingo" in Quechua and Aymara.
Parwana f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Parvaneh.
Patana f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Patricia and Ana. Patana, also known as her alter-ego La Sombra (The Shadow), a character in the Chilean puppet show 31 Minutos, bears this name.
Peachtreanna f African American (Rare), Obscure
Blend of the phrase "peach tree" and Anna.
Peanna f Romani
Romani form of Peninnah.
Pekeana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Bettyanne.
Phatthana m & f Thai, Lao
Means "progress, advance, develop" in Thai and Lao.
Phennana f Biblical Greek, English (Puritan)
Greek form of Peninnah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. Also see Phenenna.... [more]
Pieranna f Italian
Combination of Piera and Anna.
Polana f Astronomy
From the name of an asteroid discovered by Johann Palisa which was named after the city of Pola where he made the discovery.
Poliana f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Polian.
Poliana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Pollyanna. The name features prominently in the telenovela As Aventuras de Poliana (2018 - 2020), which is based on Eleanor H. Porter's classic children's novel Pollyanna (1913).
Potamiana f Coptic (Hellenized)
Altered form of Tapiomis, possibly influenced by Greek ποταμός (potamos) meaning "river, stream".
Potenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentiana. This was the name of a Spanish saint from the late 16th century.
Potencyjana f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Potencjana.
Potentiana f Late Roman, German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Potentianus. This is the name by which saint Pudentiana (2nd century AD) is sometimes known.
Powamana f Lunda
Means "beautiful woman" in Lunda.
Prana f Lithuanian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Pranas.
Pratthana f Thai
Means "desire, long for" in Thai.
Pravdana f Serbian
Female form of Pravdan.
Prebrana f Medieval Russian
Name of a medieval Russian princess.
Presiana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Presian.
Priskiana f Indonesian
Feminine form of Priskian.
Prissianna f Obscure
Possibly Prissy combined with the -anna suffix.
Prodana f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prodan. Like its masculine counterpart, it is derived from the verb prodati, "to sell", literally meaning "sold". It was once given to divert evil spirits by telling them the child has already been " sold away ".
Prvana f Serbian
From Serbian први (prvi) meaning "first". It is thus given to first born daughters.
Pudenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pudentiana.
Pudentiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Pudentianus. This was the name of a saint from the 2nd century AD.
Qhana f & m Aymara
Means "light" in Aymara.
Qhana Kankana f Aymara
Means "be clear" in Aymara.
Qhispiyaña f & m Aymara
Means "save, rescue, liberate" in Aymara.
Qiyana f Obscure (Rare)
After the League of Legends character Qiyana. This name was given to 5 girls in the US in 2020.
Quintana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps from Latin quintanus "fifth-ranking", from quintus "fifth" (see Quintus) or a transferred use of the surname. In today's English-speaking world it is sometimes perceived as a feminine form of Quintin or Quentin.... [more]
Qullana f & m Aymara
Means "divine" in Aymara.
Quniganna f Greenlandic
Younger form of K'unigána.
Racana f Telugu
Means "arranging, composing", "stringing flowers" or "weaving wreathes" in Telugu.
Rachana f & m Khmer
Means "fine arts" in Khmer.
Raeanna f English (Rare)
Combination of Rae and Anna (Compare Rhiannon). Raeanna was given to 74 baby girls in the USA in 1999.
Rafiana f Indonesian (Rare)
Feminine form of Rafian.
Raiana f Tahitian
From the Tahitian ra'i meaning "sky" and ana meaning "star", or ana meaning "he, she, it" or "belonging to him/her".
Raiana f Maori
Māori version of Diana.
Räikhana f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Reyhan.
Rajana f Bosnian (?)
Bosnian feminine form of Rayyan
Rəna f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rana 1 or Rana 3.
Rana f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman ranne "queen" (via Old French royne, reine, from Latin rēgīna). This name was used as a translation of Malka (see also Reine).
Rana f & m Sami
A name which means 'green, fertile earth.'
Rana f English
Diminutive of Lorraine.
Rana f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well. ... [more]
Rana f Sami
A popular name for Sami girls, based on the goddess of spring and fertility, Rana Niejta. The literal translation of the name Rana is the green or the green, fertile fields. The name Rana Niejta can freely be translated as the daughter of earth... [more]
Ranana f Hebrew
Derived from the classical Hebrew רְנָנָה meaning "happiness, singing, rejoicing"
Rangana m & f Sinhalese
Means "actor" or "dancing" in Sinhalese.
Ranna f Japanese
From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rəqsanə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Roxana. It is also associated with Azerbaijani rəqs meaning "dance", ultimately from Arabic رقص (raqs).
Ratana f & m Khmer, Thai
Alternate transcription of Khmer រតនា or Thai รัตนา (see Rattana).
Rathana f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer រតនា (see Rattana).
Rattana f & m Khmer, Thai
Means "precious gem, precious stone, jewel" in Khmer and Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).
Rauana f Tahitian
From the Tahitian rau meaning "a hundred" or "many" and possibly ana meaning "star".
Raushanna f Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "Splendid One."
Rəvanə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəvan.
Ravshana f Uzbek
Feminine form of Ravshan.
Rayana f Arabic
Variant transcription of Rayhana.
Rayanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of Ray and Anna.
Rayhanna f Arabic
Variant transcription of Rayhana.
Räyxana f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Rayhana.
Răzvana f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Răzvan.
Reana f English
Variant of Rhianna.
Reana f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 茗 (na) meaning "tea, the tea plant"... [more]
Reatshwana f Tswana
Means "we look alike" in Setswana.
Rediana f Albanian
Feminine form of Redian.
Redigana f Cornish (Archaic)
Latinized form of Redigon.
Rehana f Tswana
Means "we are here" in Setswana.
Rehana f Urdu, Bengali
Urdu and Bengali form of Rayhana.
Reianna f English
Variant of Rhianna.
Rejana f Provençal (Rare)
Provençal form of Réjane.
Renana f Hebrew
Means "song, joy" in Hebrew.
Reremoana f Maori
Meaning as of yet unknown.
Reuana f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "grace", "favour", or also "beauty".
Reunana f Breton
Feminine form of Reunan.
Riana f Dutch, Afrikaans
Variant of Rianna.
Riana f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Rian.
Riana f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" or 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 南 (na) meaning "south". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Riana f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian rianás, a word denoting an ice crack, specifically a thermal crack that forms on ice covering a body of water as well as the event of such a crack forming, typically accompanied by a distinctive sound.
Riana m & f Malagasy
Means "waterfall" in Malagasy.
Riana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Rihanna.
Rianna f Dutch
Variant of Rianne.
Rianna f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Rhianna (though in some cases it could be a feminine variant of Rian).
Ribanna f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Ribanna (also described as Rose of Quicourt) is a fictive Native American woman in several works of Karl May. She is married to Old Firehand.
Riħanna f Maltese
Variant form of Rihanna, or from the Maltese riħan meaning "myrtle".
Rikana f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 涼 (ri) meaning "cool, refreshing", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 叶 (kana) meaning "fulfill, come true", 愛 (kana) meaning "love, affection", 哉 (kana), an exclamation, 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete" or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]
Rilana f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
Rilana is the name of the female protagonist in the French-German TV series 'Arpad le Tzigane/Arpad der Zigeuner' ("Arpad the Gypsy").... [more]
Risana f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other combinations of kanji are also possible.
Rishana f African American
Varient of Rayshawn and Rexanna
Ritana f Obscure
Probably an elaboration of Rita.
Rithana f Indian
Name of notable neuroscientist Rithana Srikanth.
Riwana f Breton
Feminine form of Riwan.
Rizuana f Kosovar (Rare)
Albanian form of Rizwana.
Roana f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Roan.
Roanna f English, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Roan.
Robustiana f Galician (Archaic)
Galician feminine form of Robustianus.
Rogatiana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Rogatianus.
Rohana f Sanskrit
Means "sandalwood" in Sanskrit.
Rohana f Moriori
Meaning of this name is possibly not known. This was the name of Rohana Tapu (d. 1902) Moriori slave and wife of Owenga Moriori leader Hirawanu Tapu.
Rohanna f English (Rare)
English name of uncertain origin and meaning which seems to have first appeared in the 19th century.... [more]
Roksalana f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Roxelana.
Rómana f Kashubian
Feminine form of Róman.
Ronana f Breton
Feminine form of Ronan.
Rósanna f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Rosanna.
Rosdiana f Indonesian
Probably a feminine elaboration of Rosdi.
Rosiana f Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Rosianus. A bearer of this name was Rosiana Coleners, a Belgian poet from the 16th century AD.
Roumiana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Румяна (see Rumyana).
Rövşanə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rövşən.
Rovshana f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rovshan.
Rowanna f English (Rare)
Latinate variant of Rowanne.
Roxalana f American
Possibly a variant of Roxelana.
Roxána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Roxana.
Roxolana f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Roxelana.
Rozanna f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish, Hungarian, Polish, Greek
English and Dutch variant and Hungarian and Polish form of Rosanna as well as a Greek variant of Rozana.
Ruana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Ruan.
Ruhana f Arabic
Variant feminine form of Ruh.
Ruhanna f Indian (Sikh)
Indian from of Rihanna
Rujana f Croatian, Slovene
From the word ruj meaning ''red and yellow colour''.
Rukana f Japanese
From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone" combined with 奏 (kana) meaning "to play (music)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ruksana f Persian
Cognate of Roxana.
Rumjana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Румяна (see Rumyana).
Ruşana f Turkmen
Turkmen feminine form of Roshan.
Rusdiana f Indonesian
Feminine form of Rusdi.
Rushana f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Rushena.
Ruthanna f English (American)
Combination of Ruth 1 and Anna. Also compare Ruthann.
Ryanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Ryan modeled on Rayanna or a combination of ry and Anna.
Sabana f Chamorro
Means "mountain" in Chamorro.
Sabhana f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an Irish spelling variant of the name Savannah.
Sabiana f Haitian Creole
Possibly an altered form of Sabina. This is borne by Sabiana Anestor (1994-), a Haitian judoka who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Safana f Welsh
Welsh form of Savannah.
Safwana f Arabic
Feminine form of Safwan.
Sahaana f Hinduism
Variant of Sahana.
Şahanə f Azerbaijani
Means "royal, regal" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian شاهانه (shāhāne).
Sahana f Hinduism
Sanskrit, indian
Sahana f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 咲 (sa), from 咲く meaning "to bloom", 沙 (sa) meaning "1/1,000,000", or 紗 (sa) meaning "silk gauze, gossamer" combined with 花 (hana) or 華 (hana), both meaning "flower, essence, beauty, best thing, best days of one's life".... [more]
Sahayaana f Yakut
Variant transcription of Sakhayaana.
Sakana f Tamil
a sot of rhythum in cultural music.
Sakurahana f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 花 (hana) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sallyanna f English (Rare)
Combination of Sally and Anna.
Salustiana f Galician
Feminine form of Salustiano.
Salviana f Spanish
Feminine form of Salviano
Samaritana f Medieval Latin
From Latin Samaritana meaning "Samaritan, woman from Samaria".
Samkaña f Aymara
Means "dream" in Aymara.
Śana f Tocharian
Means "woman" in Tocharian.
Şana f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish şan meaning "honeycomb".
Səna f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Sana.
Sana f Japanese
From Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thread" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer".
Sana m & f Manipuri
Means "gold" in Meitei, ultimately from the Bengali.
Sanjuana f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
From Spanish San Juan meaning "Saint John", taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de San Juan de los Lagos, which refers to a statue that is venerated in Mexico and the United States (particularly Texas)... [more]
Sankalpana f Sinhalese (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Means "purpose, wish, desire" in Sanskrit, derived from the prefix सम्- (sam-) "with, together, altogether" and‎ कल्पन (kalpana) "imagining, fantasy"... [more]
Sánná f Sami
Sami form of Sanna.
Sanna f Inuit Mythology
Inuktitut form of Sedna.
Santanna f & m Spanish (Latin American), English
From a contraction of the surname Santa Anna meaning "Saint Anne", derived from Spanish santa "saint" combined with Anna, the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary (see also Santana)... [more]
Sanzana f Arabic
meaning is 'wise'
Sânziana f Romanian, Romanian Mythology, Theatre
Sânziana, also known as Iana Sânziana, is a fairy in Romanian mythology. Her name is a contraction of Romanian sfânt "holy" and zână "fairy" - but, according to Mircea Eliade, ultimately also influenced by the Latin phrase Sancta Diana "Holy Diana"... [more]
Saraana f Mongolian
Means "lily" in Mongolian, often referring to the Coral lily (Lilium pumilum), a red flower native to Mongolia and surrounding areas.
Sarana f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (sara) meaning "new" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sardaana f Yakut
From Yakut сардаана (sardaana) meaning "Siberian lily", referring to a type of flower that grows in Yakutia.
Sardana f Yakut
Variant of Sardaana.
Sargylaana f Yakut
Means "the light beam" in Yakut.
Sargylana f Yakut
Means "happy, lucky" in Yakut.
Satana f Ossetian Mythology
Ossetian variant of Satanaya.
Satorana f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Satyana f Indian (Rare)
From Sanskrit satya meaning "truth" (compare Sati). American actress Alyson Hannigan gave the name to her daughter in 2009.
Sayana f Japanese
From the Japanese 清 (saya) "clear," "bright," "clean" and 菜 (na) "vegetable," "greens."
Sayana f Tuvan, Buryat
From the name of the Sayan Mountains, of uncertain meaning, possibly of Turkic origin.
Sayana f Mongolian, Buryat
From the name of the Sayan mountain range, possibly from a word in the Sayan dialect meaning "myself". Possibly influenced by Mongolian сая (saya) meaning "million".
Schanna f Russian
German transcription of Zhanna, a Russian form of Jeanne.
Schoschana f German (Rare)
German spelling of Shoshana.
Seána f Irish (Latinized), English
Latinazed feminine form of Seán. Seána came into use in the 20th century.
Seana f English
Anglicized form of Seána and variant of Seanna.
Sebastjana f Slovene
Feminine form of Sebastjan.
Sebutlana f Tswana
Means "small rabbit" in Setswana.
Sefriana f Occitan
Feminine form of Sefrian.
Semrana f Obscure
Probably an elaboration of Semra.
Senana f Medieval Welsh
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, the firstborn son of Llywelyn the Great.
Septiana f Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for a girl born in September.
Sequana f Old Celtic (Latinized), Celtic Mythology
Latinized form of the Gaulish (Celtic) name Sicauna, which is argued to mean "sacred river" or "the fast flowing one". This was the name of the Gallo-Roman goddess of the River Seine.
Sereana f Fijian
Means "song" in Fijian.
Sergiana f Brazilian
Possibly a combination of Sergia and Ana or a Brazilian feminine form of Sérgio.
Serviana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Servianus. A bearer of this name was Julia Serviana Paulina, the daughter of Roman politician Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus and his wife Aelia Domitia Paulina.