Temana

תֵּימֵנָּה

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Modern Hebrew
• Meaning: right, south, Yemen

• Temana is the feminine form of Teman, a biblical name meaning "south" or "right" in Hebrew. Where Teman feels bold and compact, Temana opens up with an extra syllable that gives it a graceful, lilting quality. It carries all the warmth and geographic poetry of its masculine counterpart in a softer, more lyrical package.

  For parents who love the flowing sound of Eliana or Alana but want something with more Israeli soul and far fewer namesakes in the preschool class, this is a seriously underrated choice. It ages beautifully, working just as well on a toddler as on a CEO, and its musical ending gives it an effortless elegance.

• Alternate Spellings: Temanah, Teimana, Taymanah
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Gazit
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  Shiraz
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  Dror
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  Dekel