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Kana.

A female given name from Japanese.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A female given name from Japanese.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 香菜 (Kana).

name
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Czech Káňa, a variant of Kan. * Borrowed from Tamil கனா (kaṉā); this surname is predominantly found in Tamil Nadu.

name
  1. A gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dzongkha བཀར་ན་ (bkar na).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.