Ayana

Although we’ve found a lot of resources claiming to know the etymology of Ayana, we are unable to find any supporting evidence to back up these claims. One thing we can say for certain, however, is that Ayana is a multi-cultural name shared among many Asian ethnicities, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and African-Americans. From an African-American perspective Ayana is thought to come from the Eastern African Somali language meaning “beautiful flower” or “eternal blossom”. In Sanskrit “ayana” is said to mean “goal, direction” or more specifically “a good path” in terms of one’s life journey. The Biblical meaning is possibly “in motion, arrival” (relating to Noah), while others claim it means “divine spirit” in Hebrew. In any case, we were unable to confirm any of these possible etymologies with any degree of confidence. One thing we can confirm, however, is that the name has a positive meaning whatever it may be.