Mana (given name)
| Pronunciation | Mah-nah (Japanese, feminine), Mah-nah (Persian, feminine) |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female (Japanese), Female (Persian) |
| Language(s) | Japanese, Persian, Hindi or Indian |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian, Japanese, Indian |
| Meaning | In Japanese; different meanings depending on the kanji used, like the concept of a life force or magic power or a given name meaning "affection" or "beloved", In Persian; "eternal, "everlasting", In Hindi; the name of a "plant identified with Aerides multiflora Roxb. from the Orchidaceae (Orchid) family" defined with Aerides multiflora in various botanical sources. Also means "respect, assumption, consideration, or conception." |
| Region of origin | Persia, Japan, India, Indonesia |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Mahna, Maana, Mañá, Maná, Manna, Mahnah, Manah |
| Variant form(s) | Mahna, Maana |
| Related names | Hana Mina |
The given name Mana is typically a feminine name in both Japan and Iran and it uses for a baby girl ( female ).
People
[edit]Men
[edit]- Mana, Japanese musician
- Mana of Bet-Parsaje, a 4th-century Christian martyr
- Mana of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, a 5th-century bishop
- Mana of Rew Ardashir, a 6th-century East Syriac metropolitan bishop.
- Mana Abdulla Sulaiman, Emirati paralympic athlete
- Mana Al Otaiba (born 1946), Emirati politician, businessman and writer
- Mana Dembélé (born 1988), Malian footballer
- Mana Hira Davis, New Zealand stuntman
- Mana Mamuwene (born 1947), Congolese football player
- Mana Neyestani (born 1973), Iranian cartoonist
- Mana Nopnech (born 1981), Thai footballer
- Mana Otai (born 1968), Tongan rugby union player and coach
- Mana Silva (born 1988), American football player
- Mana Strickland (1918–1996), Cook Island educator and politician
Women
[edit]- Mana Abdi, Somali-American politician
- Mana Aghaee (born 1973), Iranian poet, translator, podcast producer, and scholar of Iranian Studies
- Mana Ashida (born 2004), Japanese actress and singer
- Mana Atsumi (born 1989), Japanese softball player
- Mana Endo (born 1971), Japanese tennis player
- Mana Furuta (born 1997), Japanese rugby union and sevens player
- Mana Hirata (born 1985), Japanese actress and voice actress
- Mana Horikawa (born 1994), Japanese handball player
- Mana Iwabuchi (born 1993), Japanese football player
- Mana Kawabe (born 2004), Japanese figure skater
- Mana Kinjo (1996–2020), Japanese actress, model and tarento
- Mana Mihashi (born 1994), Japanese footballer
- Mana Mollayeva (born 1998), Azerbaijani footballer
- Mana Nishiura (1971–2005), Japanese drummer for Shonen Knife and DMBQ
- Mana Ogawa (born 1993), Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
- Mana Ohyama (born 1992), Japanese handball player
- Mana Sakura (born 1993), Japanese model
- Mana Shim (born 1991), American soccer player
- Mana Watanabe (born 1993), Japanese women's professional shogi player
- Mana Yamamoto (born 1997), Japanese handball player
- Mana Yoshinaga (born 1979), Japanese singer in Rin'
- Mana-Zucca (1885–1981), American actress
- Mana (c. 9th century BC), Lapita woman whose skeleton was discovered in 2002
Fictional characters
[edit]- Mana, a character in Mermaid Saga
- Mana Aida (a.k.a Cure Heart), protagonist of DokiDoki! PreCure
- Mana Kirishima, a Neon Genesis Evangelion character
- Mana Kuzunoha, a character in Tenjho Tenge
- Mana Ryougi, a a character in Kara no Kyoukai
- Mana Takamiya, a a character in Date A Live
- Mana Tatsumiya, a character in Mahou Sensei Negima
- Mana Walker, a character in D.Gray-man
See also
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