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The baby name Anana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA_hebrew': '/aˈna.na/', 'common_english': 'ah-NAH-nah', 'spanish': '/a.naˈna/'}.

Anana is Hebrew, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Hebrew, Spanish
Pronunciation: {'IPA_hebrew': '/aˈna.na/', 'common_english': 'ah-NAH-nah', 'spanish': '/a.naˈna/'}

What is the meaning of the name Anana ?

The baby name Anana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA_hebrew': '/aˈna.na/', 'common_english': 'ah-NAH-nah', 'spanish': '/a.naˈna/'}.

Anana is Hebrew, Spanish in Origin.

Anana is a cross-cultural feminine name with several credible roots. In Inuit languages (notably Inuktitut/Greenlandic), anaana means “mother,” and the streamlined form Anana appears as a tender given name. In a Semitic track, it can be read as a feminine rendering of Anan, from Hebrew and Arabic for “cloud, sky,” lending an airy, poetic sense. In the Southern Cone of Spanish, ananá is the everyday word for “pineapple,” from Guaraní; while not traditional as a forename, Ananá/Anana sometimes surfaces as a bright, nature-inspired choice. As a reduplication of Ana (ultimately from Hannah, “grace”), it also works as a playful elaboration across Romance languages.

Usage is modern and rare outside its communities, rising with interest in concise, vowel-rich names. Variants and relatives include Anaana, Ananah, and the accented Ananá. Short forms and nicknames include Ana, Nana, and Nani.

Anana has the following similar or variant Names

Anana – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
GE 0 #44 1 997
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #523 3 11,303
IR Girls 0 #542 4 8,334
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
KW Girls 0 #556 6 19,177
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
SY 0 #764 4 11,684
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
NG Girls 0 #822 5 15,093
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
SA Girls 0 #926 10 25,931
United States Girls 2007 #952 5 10,181
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
NG Boys 0 #993 9 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,002 8 14,742
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,064 9 24,821
MA 0 #1,103 26 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,142 2 22,615
DZ 0 #1,146 31 20,130
CO Girls 0 #1,148 5 16,140
MY Boys 0 #1,177 6 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
TR 0 #1,248 7 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,265 3 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,683 9 28,008

Anana is popular in 47 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
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People also ask about Anana

Anana is predominantly a girl's name.
Anana is a 3 syllable name, pronounced {'IPA_hebrew': '/aˈna.na/', 'common_english': 'ah-NAH-nah', 'spanish': '/a.naˈna/'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ananah, Anan, Ana and Anna.
Across languages, Anana has these equivalents: {'Hebrew': "Anana (עננה), 'Spanish': "Ananá — 'pineapple' (word sometimes used as a nickname), Ana (different origins), ; Ananya (phonetic similarity, different meaning).
Somewhat — Anana ranked #952 in United States in 2007, placing it just outside the most common names.