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Cantina

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Pronounced kan-TEE-nah /kænˈtiː.nə/Medium

Meaning: Cantina is the Spanish and Italian word cantina, meaning a cellar, canteen, or small tavern, from a root for a corner or store-room. Used very rarely as a given name, it is best read as that word rather than a name with an older tradition.Low

In 30 seconds: Cantina is the Spanish and Italian word for a cellar or canteen, used rarely as a name (said kan-TEE-nah). It saw brief use in the early nineteen-seventies.
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Origin LowSpanish, Italian
MeaningCantina is the Spanish and Italian word cantina, meaning a cellar, canteen, or small tavern, from a root for a corner or store-room. Used very rarely as a given name, it is best read as that word rather than a name with an older tradition.
U.S. rank (1974)#6992 ↘ Falling
1974 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1972
Total births (all-time)≈ 39

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197219721974

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Cantina is the Spanish and Italian word cantina, meaning a cellar, canteen, or modest tavern, from a root sense of a corner or store-room. Taken up very rarely as a first name, it reads simply as that word, valued for its lively sound rather than a name-tradition. Its American use was brief and very small.

Cantina was never a common name. It appeared in United States records only in tiny numbers, given to fewer than twenty girls a year at its brief peak in the early nineteen-seventies.

Did you know? Cantina is a word-name drawn from the Spanish and Italian term for a small tavern or store-room, chosen by a few families for its warm, rolling sound.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Cantina — Word cantina, cellar/canteen/tavern; Spanish and Italian

Variations

CantinahCanteenaCatina

Nicknames

TinaCane

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Cantina mean?

It is the Spanish and Italian word cantina, a cellar, canteen, or tavern.

How do you pronounce Cantina?

It is said kan-TEE-nah /kænˈtiː.nə/, three syllables.

Is Cantina a boy or girl name?

Cantina is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Cantina?

It has always been very rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its brief peak in the early nineteen-seventies.

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