Basque

Oihana

Pronounced oy-AH-nahShare

Meaning: Forest, through Oihan

  • Girl
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  • 3 syllables

The story

The feminine form of Basque Oihan. It preserves the forest meaning with a distinct feminine ending rather than representing a separate word for a different landscape.

Nicknames

  • Oia

Spellings & variants

  • Oihane

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Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.

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Origins

Oihana comes from Basque.

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