Santana

Famous Hispanic surname

Santana is a Spanish and Portuguese surname meaning "Saint Anne." It's most widely recognized from the Latin rock band led by guitarist Carlos Santana, known for blending rock with Afro-Latin rhythms: That guitar solo sounds like something off a Santana album.

The name also appears across sports and entertainment.

musician

Carlos

Spanish male name

smooth · Gibson · shaman · tone · sustain · vibrato · Tijuana · blues · concert · Grammy

band

percussion

Sound through impact

jam · fusion · live · touring · lineup · Columbia Records · reunion · sessions · collaboration · drummer

surname

Hispanic

Of Spanish-speaking origin

Portuguese · family name · heritage · ancestry · Rodriguez · Martinez · Garcia · Lopez · common · tradition

place

Brazil

Largest South American nation

Portuguese · municipality · geographic · town · region · locality

spiritual

saint

Canonized holy person

Latin American · patron · veneration · tradition · blessing

Categories
Opposites
musical style/cultural fusion

SantanaLynyrd Skynyrd

Freebird performing group

The Beach Boys · Creedence Clearwater Revival · ZZ Top · Bob Seger · Tom Petty

ethnic/cultural identity in rock

SantanaEric Clapton

Led Zeppelin · The Rolling Stones · The Who · Lynyrd Skynyrd · Ted Nugent

guitar playing approach

SantanaJohnny Ramone

Kurt Cobain · Angus Young · Pete Townshend · Jack White

Phrases
Family

Santa, Santa Ana

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G