Aetana

The most accredited theory is from the Latin “montāna,” meaning “places in the mountains, mountainous regions.” Aitana is a mountain massif that is part of the Prebaetic system in the eastern end of the Iberian Peninsula. Administratively, the mountainous area is located in the Marina Baixa, Alcoià and Comtat comarcas in the northern part of Alicante province, Valencian Community, Spain. Another theory is from the term “Edetana” (Spanish: la montaña de los edetanos). The Edetani were an ancient Iberian (Pre-Roman) people of the Iberian peninsula (the Roman Hispania). They are believed to have spoken a form of the Iberian language. It was maybe first used as a feminine name by the Spanish poet Rafael Alberti who named his daughter in 1941. It was then popularized by Spanish-Italian actress Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born 1968).