Several weeks ago, actress Alyson Hannigan (of How I Met Your Mother) and actor Alexis Denisof welcomed their first child, a baby girl.
Her name?
Satyana Marie.
How did they come up with it? Here’s what Alyson said:
The root of her name means “truth” in Sanskrit, and we added the “ana” to make it go better with my husband’s last name, which is Russian. Her middle name is Marie after my aunt. We often call her Sati though.
What do you think of the name?
Update, May 2011: The name Satyana debuted in the U.S. baby name data in 2010!
Update, Jun. 2012: Alyson and Alexis have just welcomed a second child, a daughter named Keeva Jane.
Sources:
- Wihlborg, Ulrica. “Alyson Hannigan Welcomes a Daughter!” People.com 31 Mar. 2009.
- “Alyson Hannigan Chats With CBB!” People.com 17 Dec. 2009.
Image: Adapted from How I Met Your Mother cast by Francis Orante under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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As far as celeb baby names go, it’s not bad. It kinda reminds me of Satan though. Not exactly a good connotation.
I too immediately thought of “Satan” when I saw the name. And as most Americans are unfamiliar with Sanskrit, I imagine that will be the usual reaction to the name.
Doesn’t seem to go very well with the surnam, to me but hey, that’s their problem. I don’t mind Satyna. It sounds pretty and reminds me of satin before satan! My goodness. The vowel sounds are different for Satyana/Satan anyway. So appearance be hanged, I like Satyana. (I know a few from my old area too, so that may be why, it’s familar to me).
My daughter’s name is Satyana also. It is a very unique name and everyone that hears it loves it. My husband found this name on an indian website. Satya means truth, Satyana is a version on Satya :-)