An interesting name find...

On the name site I use, there's been mention of the name Anina (uh-KNEE-nuh) the last few days. Behind the Name lists it as a German pet form of Anne, but one of the Hebrew specialists says it's Hebrew (more specifically Aramaic) and means "Answer my prayer." In terms of my own life, I find it pretty, much like my sister's name Amina (which is Arabic and means 'honest'), and I think Nina is a good nickname. I like also that it is Hebrew, like Miriam and Caleb, and that it has such a wonderful meaning. "Answer my prayer" and "bitterly wished for child" go great together as meanings go (Anina and Miriam) and I think they'd sound lovely as sisters.