Igbo · Girl name
Adanna
“father's daughter”
About the name Adanna
Adanna is an Igbo girl’s name meaning ‘father’s daughter’. It is derived from the Igbo words ‘ada’, meaning daughter, and ‘nna’, meaning father. In Igbo usage ‘ada’ often denotes the first daughter of a family, so the name can express a close bond between a girl and her father. Adanna is commonly used among the Igbo people of Nigeria, who live mainly in the south-east of the country, and among Igbo families living abroad.
- Meaning
- father's daughter
- Origin
- Igbo
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- ah-DAH-nah(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Adanna
- Adanna Elizabeth
- Adanna Joy
- Adanna Faith
- Adanna Rose
- Adanna Nneoma
Questions about Adanna
- What does Adanna mean?
- Adanna is an Igbo name meaning "father's daughter".
- How do you pronounce Adanna?
- Adanna is pronounced ah-DAH-nah, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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