Serrana as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Serrana

What is the meaning of the name Serrana ?

The baby name Serrana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /seˈɾana/ (seh-RAH-nah); English: /səˈrænə/ (suh-RAN-uh).

Serrana is Spanish in Origin.

Serrana is an Iberian feminine name derived from the Spanish and Portuguese serrana, meaning “mountain woman” or “highlander.” It comes from sierra/serra, “mountain range,” ultimately from Latin serra, “saw,” a reference to the jagged, saw‑toothed silhouette of peaks. As an adjective and ethnonym across Spain and Portugal, serrana has long denoted people from upland districts.

Literary echoes deepen its pedigree: medieval Galician‑Portuguese cantigas de serrana and Spanish ballads portray encounters with rustic mountain women, and the Golden Age play La serrana de la Vera preserved the figure in popular memory. As a given name, Serrana remains uncommon but is used in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America (including Brazil, where it also appears in place names). Related forms and nicknames include Sierra, Serra, and Sera; affectionate Spanish Serranita appears regionally, and the masculine counterpart is Serrano.