A Name Story by Houdhoud
سَنَاء
Sana
sa-NAA
“Brilliance, radiance.”
About Sana
Sana is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "brilliance, radiance" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root س-ن-و / س-ن-ا meaning 'brilliance, lofty splendor'.
Common in South Asian and Arab families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Sanaa, Sanah
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Sana is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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