Names Like Nana — Find Similar Baby Names
Nana is a 4-letter African girls' name meaning “Ghanaian Name Meaning "Mother Of The Earth."”. This page collects 137 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Nada and Naia, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -ana like Ana and Bana, and names sharing the “ghanaian” concept like Abba and Abrafo.
For the full Nana profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Nana page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Nana
24 baby names that differ from Nana by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nada | 1 | Giving | Arabic | Female |
| Naia | 1 | Flowing/Blossom | Persian | Female |
| Nan | 1 | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Nani | 1 | Beauty; Splendor | Hawaiian | Female |
| Nann | 1 | Variant Of Anne Favor: Grace. | French | Female |
| Nanna | 1 | Legend Name | French | Female |
| Nara | 1 | Nearest | English | Female |
| Nata | 1 | Speaker | Native American | Female |
| Nena | 1 | Chamoru Spanish Term Of Endearment; Darling; Dear | Chamoru | Female |
| Nina | 1 | Strong | Native American | Female |
| Nuna | 1 | Land | Native American | Female |
| Na | 2 | Graceful | Chinese | Female |
| Naal | 2 | Name Of A Saint | Irish | Male |
| Naava | 2 | Beautiful | Hebrew | Female |
| Nab | 2 | Abbot | Scottish | Male |
| Nadav | 2 | Gives | Hebrew | Male |
| Nadia | 2 | The Beginning; First | Arabic | Female |
| Nadina | 2 | The Courage Of A Bear | German | Female |
| Nadja | 2 | Hope. | German | Female |
| Nadra | 2 | Kiswahili Name Meaning "Unusual." | African | Female |
| Nahar | 2 | The Day | Arabic | Male |
| Naim | 2 | Comfort; Tranquility | Arabic | Male |
| Naima | 2 | Comfort; Amenity; Peace | Arabic | Female |
| Nairna | 2 | Dwells At The Alder Tree River | Scottish | Female |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Nana’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | Female |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
4-Letter N-Names Like Nana
24 names that share Nana's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Nana's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Nana
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Nana.
Names That Rhyme with Nana
18 baby names that share Nana's last 3 letters — -ana. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Bana | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Dana | From Denmark | Celtic | Female |
| Fana | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Light." | African | Female |
| Gana | Garden | Hebrew | Female |
| Hana | Flower; Blossom | Japanese | Female |
| Jana | God's Gift | Czechoslovakian | Female |
| Kana | A Maui Demigod Who Could Take The Form Of A Rope And Stretch From M... | Hawaiian | Male |
| Lana | Light | Greek | Female |
| Mana | Psychic Gifts | Hawaiian | Female |
| Oana | God is gracious | Romanian | Female |
| Rana | Behold | Arabic | Female |
| Sana | Brilliance; To Gaze Or Look | Arabic | Female |
| Adana | Spanish Feminine Of Adam. | Spanish | Female |
| Agana | Chamoru Spanish, "Blood." | Chamoru | Female |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Irish | Female |
| Alana | Offering | Hawaiian | Female |
| Ayana | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Flower." | African | Female |
Names That Start Like Nana
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Nana — Nan-. Good for parents who like Nana's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nan | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Nani | Beauty; Splendor | Hawaiian | Female |
| Nann | Variant Of Anne Favor: Grace. | French | Female |
| Nanci | Variant Of Anne Favor: Grace. | French | Female |
| Nancy | Variant Of Anne Favor: Grace. | French | Female |
| Nanna | Legend Name | French | Female |
| Nanny | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Nanon | Grace | French | Female |
| Nancey | Variant Of Anne Favor: Grace. | French | Female |
| Nancie | Variant Of Anne Favor: Grace. | French | Female |
| Nancsi | Graceful | Hungarian | Female |
| Nanine | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Nannie | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Nanelia | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Nanelle | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Nanetta | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Nanette | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Nangila | Luya Of Kenya Name Meaning "Born While The Parents Were Traveling." | African | Female |