Meaning and Origin
What does the name Sultana mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Fiji, the name Sultana is of Arabic origin and means "Queen".
- A submission from New York, U.S. says the name Sultana means "Queen, royalty, noble" and is of Arabic origin.
- A submission from New Jersey, U.S. says the name Sultana means "Emperor/Empress" and is of Islamic / Muslim origin.
- According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Sultana is of Islamic / Muslim origin and means "Strength, Authority, Rulership".
- The wife of a sultan; a sultaness.
- pl.A kind of seedless raisin produced near Smyrna in Asiatic Turkey.
Etymology: It
- Dried seedless grape
- Pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine
1580s, Italian sultana, feminine of sultano. Displaced existing sultaness.
- A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.
- A female sultan or wife or mistress of a sultan.
- A female ruler of a sultanate
- A kind of viol.
- An old form of necklace.
sultana was also found in the following language(s): Italian, Maltese, Portuguese, and Spanish