Sanaa

Gender: Female Meaning of Sanaa: "work of art; shining light" Origin of Sanaa: Swahili; Arabic

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Sanaa Origin and Meaning

The name Sanaa is a girl's name of Swahili, African origin meaning "work of art; shining light".

Simple-yet-exotic name with a creative meaning. Actress Sanaa Lathan promoted it, and it was on the U.S. popularity list from 2003 to 2011. Shaquille O'Neal used it as the middle name of his daughter Amirah. And spelled Sana'a, it's the capital of Yemen.

Sanne, a popular name in the Netherlands, has a similar feel, as does Sana. Sana'a is also a place name, being the capital of Yemen.

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Famous People Named Sanaa

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Sanaa McCoy Lathan, American actress
Sanaa Gamil (born Thoraya Youssef Atallah), Egyptian actress
Sanaa Hamri, Moroccan-American film director
Sanaa Bhambri, Indian tennis player
Sanaa Ismail Hamed, Miss Egypt World 2008
Amirah Sanaa O'Neal (b. 2001), daughter of basketball player Shaquille O'Neal
Sanaa aka Sananas, French-Moroccan YouTuber
Sonal "Sanaa" Chappelle, daughter of comedian Dave Chappelle

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Comments

PeetaBread Says:

2015-03-26T23:31:14

It sounds like what a toddler might call Santa... ^-^