Cana: Yes or No

Girl Names
1

I’ve been crushing on Cana ([name_u]Kay[/name_u]-nuh) for a girl.

But I don’t know if it’s usable or not, because:

  1. It might come across as weird to some people

  2. It is really tied to religion (Cana of [name_f]Galilee[/name_f] is where [name_m]Jesus[/name_m] performed his first miracle, he turned water into wine). But I’m not religious and neither is DH.

  3. It looks like Caña, which has quite a variety of meanings in Spanish. Nothing bad, things like pint, cane, glass etc.

I tried looking for an alternative spelling to eliminate 2 & 3 but all I come up with seems made up to me.

Your thoughts on this?

2

Not a fan.

3

I think it’s a little weird but for a different reason: when I first saw Cana, I immediately envisioned a dog because Cana is so similar to the word ‘canin’.

4

Yeah, I immediately connected it with “canine”. I like the spelling Kaina, though.

5

I like the spelling Cayna, which would clear up any confusion over the pronunciation. The only thing I dislike about that is how much it falls in with [name_f]Cayla[/name_f], [name_f]Caylee[/name_f], etc. But names that end with the “na” sound keep coming up on my list, and I think they sound a lot stronger and more defined than all the names ending in “la” and “ma.”

6

I say no, sorry. For some reason, it sounds unattractive to me

7

I like the sound of it, but I’m not crazy about the spelling. I’ve heard this name used before but I can’t remember how she spelled it. If it were me, I’d probably spell it Kayna or Kaina.

8

Looks like “can a”

9

I’d spell it Caina for that pronunciation, but it’s too reminiscent of [name_m]Cain[/name_m] (and [name_m]Abel[/name_m]) fame for me.