Sanela

Sanela is a South Slavic feminine given name used primarily in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as Slovenia. Its exact etymology is debated, but it is most commonly thought to derive from a Slavic root related to the word san, meaning dream or sleep, giving the name a poetic sense of dreaming or reverie. It may also be influenced by or connected to names ending in the popular South Slavic feminine suffix -ela. Variant forms include Sanel and the related name Sanja, which shares the same dream-related root.