| Pronunciation | Mah-nah (Japanese, feminine), mah-NAH (Persian, masculine) |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female (Japanese), unisex (Persian) |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese, Persian, Indian |
| Meaning | In Japanese; different meanings depending on the kanji used. In Persian; "everlasting." In Hindi; "respect, assumption, consideration, or conception." |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Maana, Mañá, Maná |
| Related names | Hana Mina |
Mana is a Japanese feminine name and Iranian unisex name. People and fictional characters with the name include:
People
Men
- Mana of Bet-Parsaje, a Christian martyr in 339 AD
- Mana of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, an early bishop
- Mana Mamuwene (born 1947), Congolese football player
- Mana Neyestani (born 1973), Iranian cartoonist
Women
- Mana (Japanese musician) (fl. from 1992)
- Mana Abdi, Somali-American politician
- Mana Aghaee (born 1973), Iranian poet, translator, podcast producer, and scholar of Iranian Studies
- Mana Ashida (born 2004), Japanese actress and singer
- Mana Endo (born 1971), Japanese tennis player
- Mana Iwabuchi (born 1993), Japanese football player
- Mana Nishiura (1971–2005), Japanese drummer for Shonen Knife band
- Mana Sakura (born 1993), Japanese model
- Mana Shim (born 1991), American soccer player
- Mana Watanabe (born 1993), Japanese women's professional shogi player
- Mana Yoshinaga (born 1979), Japanese singer in Rin'
- Mana-Zucca (1885-1981), American actress
Fictional characters
- Mana, a character in Mermaid Saga
- Mana Aida (a.k.a Cure Heart), protagonist of DokiDoki! PreCure
- Mana Kirishima, a Neon Genesis Evangelion character
- Mana Kuzunoha, a character in Tenjho Tenge
- Mana Takamiya, a a character in Date A Live
- Mana Tatsumiya, a character in Mahou Sensei Negima
- Mana Walker, a character in D.Gray-man
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Mana
- All pages with titles containing Mana
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