What do you think of -ina And -ana names

[TacoLover]

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 not any suggestions?

Ariana
Christiana
Georgiana

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.

Irina
Sabina
Sabrina

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

Alana is nice

Nina

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

I know a Zarina

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

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!

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)

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..

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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!

Magdalaina not without an i

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!

Brianna

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

Adriana
Aviana
Atiana
Tatiana
Natalina
Nicolina
Stephania

These are all names of people I know!

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

fancy “named” people