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Ana Laura and Ana Maria are two common combinations for females that go by double names.

Also widely used in Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, and Georgian, although beeing too widely seen as an only Hispanic name in the United States.

Spelled əN-ə in Portuguese.

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An Ana I knew got really frustrated with people pronouncing the name with a hard first A--and, for this reason, she got called "Anal" a lot in junior high school.

shes my sister and hates it when people call her "anna"

Nicknames for Ana: | Edit

Ana Banana, Banana, Annie, Anne
Anocas, Aninhas, Aninha, Nana (in Portuguese)(And in english),Anabell

Meanings and history of the name Ana: | Edit

Ana is the Spanish version of Ann(e), meaning "grace" in Hebrew.

"Ana" is short for "anorexia" among anorexics. "Pro-ana" refers to the promotion of anorexia nervosa as a lifestyle choice rather than an eating disorder. It is often referred to simply as "ana" and is sometimes affectionately personified by anorexics as a girl named Ana.<-what???!?!

Famous real-life people named Ana: | Edit

The Spanish names for the Virgin Mary's parents are Ana and Joaquin.
Ana Barbara, Mexican singer.
Ana Gabriel, Mexican singer.
Ana Martin, actress

Ana in song, story & screen: | Edit

Ana Lucia Cortez, character on "Lost" in Season 2 played by Michelle Rodriguez
Ana Garcia, character in the film "Real Women Have Curves" played by America Ferrera
"Ana" song by the Pixies on the album "Bossanova"