Meaning of name Santana

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Meaning

The name Santana has the following meaning:

Saintly. Given visibility by the guitar legend, Carlos Santana.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

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As a baby boy name, Santana is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

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Pronunciation

The name Santana is pronounced as san-tan-nuh

Origins

Santana originates from the Spanish language.
See other suggested Spanish baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Santana and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Santana: Boys - Alcide, Alonso, Juan, Mateo, Girls - Blanca, Concha, Paulina, Both genders - Cielo, Dolores, Guadalupe, Jade, Linda, Lynn

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Santana: Santa, Santah, Santania, Santaniah, Santaniata, Santanna, Santanne, Santena, Santenah, Santenna, Santennah, Santina, Santinah, Santinia, Shantana, Shantanah, Shantanna, Shantannah

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Santana are: Tana

Style

We think the name Santana should fall under the following style category: Italian.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Santana to be: A sweet and outgoing person

In one word, you might describe Santana as a(n) "outgoing" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Santana (or its variants) are:

Santana Moss, born on 1 June, a famous athlete. Santana Moss's background: An American football player who currently plays wide receiver for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.

Pedro Santana Lopes, born on 29 June, a famous politician. Pedro Santana Lopes's background: A Portuguese lawyer and politician and Prime Minister of Portugal from 2004 to 2005. He is a former and current Member of the Portuguese Parliament.