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 [ syll. a-ya-na, ay-ana ] The girl name Ayana is pronounced -YAENah KEY. Ayana's language of origin is African-Somali, and it is predominantly used in English and Somali. Derived literally from the element ayana which is of the meaning 'beautiful flower'. The name could also have developed as a form of Anna. In the USA, it is particularly used by Afro-Americans. Variations of the name include the Swahili and English Aiyana and the English Ayanna. See also the related form, the Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French Anna. Ayana is a somewhat popular baby name for girls. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1990s. At the modest height of its usage in 2001, 0.019% of baby girls were named Ayana. It ranked at #654 then. In 2008, it ranked at #814 with a usage of 0.017%. Within the group of girl names directly related to Ayana, the Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French Anna was the most widely used. It was used 21 times more than Ayana in 2008. Baby names that sound like Ayana include the Slavic Yana, the Scottish Euna, the Indian Uma, the Basque and Slavic Yoana, the English and Hebrew Yona, the Japanese Yumi, the English Yuonne, the Korean Eun, the English and Greek Junia, the name Yachne, the Arabic Yamina, the English Yamuna, the Hebrew Yemima, the name Yemina, the name Yin, the Korean Yon, and the English and Hebrew Yonina. KEY: approx pronunciation for Ayana: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
