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Nakasana

/nah-kah-SAH-nah/Luganda · a girl’s name

Sunshine — a warm, radiant name for a child who brings joy

How to say it
nah-kah-SAH-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Uganda
How common
uncommon · also a surname
For a boy
Kasana

From the same family

01NakalemaA traditional Luganda name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its storyLugandafemale→︎02NakanjakoA traditional Luganda name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its storyLugandafemale→︎03NakanwagiA traditional Luganda name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its storyLugandafemale→︎04NakateA traditional Luganda name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its storyLugandafemale→︎05NakatoThe second-born girl of twinsLugandafemale→︎06NakatuddeAn attested Ganda female name. Its form is related to -tudde (“we sat/settled”), but the exact naming circumstance is not reliably recoverable from the name alone.Lugandafemale→︎07NakawundeA traditional Luganda name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its storyLugandafemale→︎08NakayimaA traditional female name of Buganda, also used in family-name contextsLugandafemale→︎09NakazibweA traditional Luganda name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its storyLugandafemale→︎10AsanyusaA child who makes the family happy and fills the home with joy.Lugandaany→︎11EssanyuJoy and happiness, a lovely expression of gladness.Lugandaany→︎12FestoFestive, joyful, and full of celebrationLugandamale→︎