Matana as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Matana

What is the meaning of the name Matana ?

The baby name Matana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mah-TAH-nah (IPA: /mɑˈtɑnə/).

Matana is Hebrew in Origin.

Matana is a Hebrew name drawn from matanah, the common noun for “gift” or “present,” from the root N-T-N “to give.” The word appears throughout the Hebrew Bible and even names a wilderness waystation, Mattanah (Numbers 21:18–19). As a given name, Matana emphasizes generosity, blessing, and gratitude, and is most often used for girls, though it can be unisex in modern Israeli naming.

Contemporary usage grew in Israel from the late 20th century alongside other meaningful Hebrew noun-names. Variants include Mataná/Matanah (transliteration differences) and the related masculine forms Matan and Mattan. Extended theophoric relatives are Matanya/Matanyah and Mattaniah (“gift of Yahweh”). While not direct variants, names with parallel meanings include Nathan/Natan (same root) and Greek-derived Theodoros/Theodora or Slavic Bogdan (“gift of God”). Matana offers a concise, warm meaning with deep biblical resonance and modern simplicity.

⚙ Matana is a rare find. There are only 47 recorded uses of it in our data, from 20 countries.