Adanna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Adanna

What is the meaning of the name Adanna ?

The baby name Adanna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-DAH-nah (IPA: /ɑːˈdɑːnə/).

Adanna is Igbo in Origin.

Adanna is a feminine given name of Igbo origin (southeastern Nigeria). It blends ada, “daughter/first daughter,” with nna, “father,” yielding the sense “father’s daughter” or “her father’s daughter.” The name conveys affection and continuity of paternal lineage, sometimes chosen for a girl who resembles her father or arrives during a significant event for him.

In Igbo communities it is well-established and remains in steady use, and through the diaspora it now appears occasionally in English-speaking birth records from the late 20th century onward. Spelling variants include Adanne and Adana (the latter also an unrelated Turkish place-name). Common short forms are Ada and Danna; related Igbo Ada– names include Adaeze, Adaobi, and Adaugo, which share the “ada” element but differ in meaning. Adanna’s warm, familial tone makes it both culturally rooted and readily pronounceable across languages.