Given name

Pahana

“a lost whiteskinned sibling”·“a lost white brother”

Pahana is used as a given name. Interpretations include “a lost whiteskinned sibling” (Native American) and “a lost white brother” (Native American). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Interpretations include “a lost whiteskinned sibling” (Native American) and “a lost white brother” (Native American). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.

Pahana’s family of names

Pahana has a related form in Pahan. Pahana has a related form in Pahanah. Pahana has a related form in Pahane.

Walk Pahana’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 7

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Pahana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Native American

Pana

“resembling a partridge”

No U.S. birth series

28% boys · 72% girls

Native American

Anaba

“a woman returning from battle”

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

Native American · Nature

Pamuy

“born during the water moon”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Native American

Pilan

“of the supreme essence”

No U.S. birth series

28% boys · 72% girls

Native American

Arkansas

Arkansas is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “of the downriver people; from the state of Arkansas.”

No U.S. birth series

55% boys · 45% girls

Native American

Tahoma

“from the snowy mountain peak”

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

Native American

Ciqala

“our little one” · “the little one”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Native American

Kanga

“resembling a raven”

No U.S. birth series

45% boys · 55% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Pahana’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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