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Kasana

/kah-SAH-nah/Luganda · a boy’s name

“Sunshine — a bright and cheerful name associated with warmth and happiness”

How to say it
kah-SAH-nah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Uganda
How common
uncommon · also a surname
For a girl
Nakasana

From the same family

01Kasaato“A traditional Ganda personal and clan name, treasured as part of family heritage”Lugandamale→︎02Kasajja“Traditionally interpreted from Luganda ssajja, “man”; with the ka- form it is closer to “little/young man” than “warrior.””Lugandamale→︎