Matanna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Matanna

What is the meaning of the name Matanna ?

The baby name Matanna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈtænə/ (muh-TAN-uh); Hebrew: /maˈtana/ (mah-TAH-nah).

Matanna is Hebrew in Origin.

Matanna is a rare feminine name with likely Hebrew roots. It aligns with matanah/mattanah (מַתָּנָה), “gift,” which appears in the Hebrew Bible as a desert encampment called Mattanah (“Gift”). In Jewish naming tradition, it relates to Matan (“gift”) and the theophoric Matanya/Matanyahu (“gift of Yah”). As a modern given name, Matanna also reads as an invented blend, combining Mat- (as in Matthew/Matteo) with Anna, yielding the layered sense “gift” plus “grace.”

Usage is scattered and contemporary, seen occasionally in Israel and among diaspora families since the late 20th century; in English-speaking contexts it fits the trend of -anna elaborations. Variants and cognates include Matana, Mattanah, Matanah, Matannah, and the masculine Matan, Mattan, Matanya/Matanyahu; related feminine forms are Mattea and Matea. Nicknames range from Mati and Tanna to Annie and Anna. Overall meaning: “gift,” sometimes interpreted as “gift of God.”

⚙ We can't find Matanna in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.