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What do you think of -ina And -ana names

27 replies

TacoLover · 11/01/2019 10:36

Was thinking about girls names, love names like Mariana, Gloriana, Marina, etc. Any other names? I wanted something a bit different...I've heard Zarina as a name before but I wasnt sure if it's actually a real name or notGrin any suggestions?

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LadyWithLapdog · 11/01/2019 10:38

Ariana
Christiana
Georgiana

whatausername · 11/01/2019 10:38

Afaik Tsarina is a title in Russian royalty. It'd be like calling your kid Empress or Count, i.e. a bit odd and would appear uneducated. Not to imply you are but I think people would make assumptions.

LadyWithLapdog · 11/01/2019 10:39

Irina
Sabina
Sabrina

Livingthedream44 · 11/01/2019 10:45

I love those names.
I haven't heard Zarina but sounds really pretty.
I also like.....

Eliana
Liliana
Juliana
Luciana

Rosina
Georgina
Catalina
Corrina
Malina
Seraphina

uhtredsonofuhtred · 11/01/2019 10:50

Alana is nice

LadyGAgain · 11/01/2019 10:51

Nina

BertieBotts · 11/01/2019 10:59

Zalina maybe is what you've heard? I know a Zalina.

Wandastartup · 11/01/2019 11:05

I know a Zarina

toastedbeagle · 11/01/2019 12:00

Zarina is the Pirate Fairy in the Tinkerbell movie of the same name... perhaps the scriptwriters are uneducated then Hmm

WrapAndRoll · 11/01/2019 13:20

Ending in -ina

Evelina
Christina
Yasmina
Georgina
Nina
Martina
Selina
Sabrina
Wilhelmina
Sylvina
Carina
Juliana
Clementina
Alexina

Ending in -ana

Roxana
Romana
Juliana
Mariana
Tatiana

Also some ending in -ena

Serena
Marlena
Lena
Zena
Rowena

I did see "Orangina" as a girls name on one baby name site! Grin

Gotstuckwiththisname · 11/01/2019 13:28

There was a Zarina in my school. Spelt like that too.

Carina is another possibility.
Lilliana
Christiana
Georgiana (you're supposed to pronounce this George-AY-na apparently though, so may not work)

TacoLover · 11/01/2019 15:37

Love these suggestions! I like Ariana but I think with Ariana Grande people would make that connection. I like Eliana too. Zarina is still one of my favourites though..

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RavenWings · 11/01/2019 15:40

nameberry.com/babyname/Zarina

So yes, Zarina is clearly such an uneducated choice... I think most people would be educated enough to know that names can have similar sounds and yet be entirely different from one another.

Gumball54 · 11/01/2019 15:48

I really like Marina and Mariana. I’m TTC and Marina is on my list for a girl if I manage to conceive. I also like Lana.

LadyWithLapdog · 11/01/2019 15:52

The connection to Ariana Grande shouldn’t put you off, she’s great. The name is nice on its own and not too out there. A Madonna or Lady ahaha would be a different matter.

TacoLover · 11/01/2019 16:09

The connection to Ariana Grande shouldn’t put you off, she’s great. The name is nice on its own and not too out there. A Madonna or Lady ahaha would be a different matter.

Oh yes not necessarily a bad thing, I do love her music. It's also that I've seen a lot of baby Arianas lately and I don't want to choose a name that's too popular.

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MikeUniformMike · 11/01/2019 16:12

Think long and hard about what you will actually call her and what her peers will call her.
Mariana and Marina will be Maz, Gloriana, Glo, Oriana, Oz, Valentina Val.etc.
Of my peer group,the ones with three-syllable names go by the first syllable now or shortened version now.
(Think Liz, Vic, Nic, Ro etc)

MissLanesAmericanCousin · 11/01/2019 17:00

Apolonia

Tatiana

Magdalana

Valentina

Seraphina (which I am partial to, and means fiery one. It is also a six winged angel that wields a fiery sword and fights injustice! Smile

MissLanesAmericanCousin · 11/01/2019 17:01

Magdalaina not without an i

MissLanesAmericanCousin · 11/01/2019 17:22

Also, with Seraphina you can either be called, Saffy, Raffy, Phina, Ina, Sera or the can request to be called by their full name only . I have a long name and everyone calls me by it, save my sister and my nephew because he could not pronounce it when he was a baby. Good luck! Smile

SweetbutAPsycho · 11/01/2019 19:11

Brianna

Sarahandduck18 · 11/01/2019 23:19

Serina
Selina
Tatiana
Liana
Oriana
Bettina
Christina
Christiana
Tiana
Tina
Nina
Dana
Lana
Jana
Tana
Yana
Trina
Hana
Giana
Georgiana
Gina
Iana
Briana
Katrina
Diana
Rhiana
Florentina
Seraphina
Alexandrina
Ina
Joana
Valentina
Roxana
Athina

ShadyLady53 · 11/01/2019 23:33

Adriana
Aviana
Atiana
Tatiana
Natalina
Nicolina
Stephania

These are all names of people I know!

ShadyLady53 · 11/01/2019 23:38

Oh also, Antonia, Natalia, Alexia, Nazia, Julia/Yulia, Sadia (Sah-dia), Guiliana, Antoinina, Paulina/Polina and Safina. I know some fancy names people!

ShadyLady53 · 11/01/2019 23:38

fancy “named” people