Mana

Mana is a concept in Polynesian mythology, borrowed into anthropology as well as works of fantasy.

Mana may also refer to:

• A variant spelling of Manna, the food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus
• Mana Motuhake, a New Zealand political party
• Mana Maori Movement, a New Zealand political party
• Operation Manna, a World War II humanitarian food drop
• The traditional house of Nambuthiris of India
• Mana, a social-software based funding system for net-art created by the netznetz community in Vienna
• Mana Genita, a Roman goddess who presided over burials
• Mana mutra, the practice of drinking one's own urine as a medicine

In geography:

• Mana, Guyane, a commune of French Guiana overseas département of France
• Mana, Hawaii, a place in Hawaii County, Hawaii
• Mana Island, New Zealand, the smaller of two islands off the southwest coast of the North Island of New Zealand
• Mana Pools, a wildlife conservation area and National Park in Western Zimbabwe
• Mana River (Guyane), a river in French Guiane
• Mana River, a river in the Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
• Maňa, a village in Slovakia
• Mana (woreda), a district in Ethiopia

In entertainment:

• Mana (musician), a Japanese artist and founder of Malice Mizer and Moi dix Mois
• Mana Neyestani, a Iranian cartoonist of Azari origin
• Mana Nishiura, a drummer for Japanese alternative rock band Shonen Knife
• Mana Mu, Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
• Maná, a Mexican rock group
• Mana, a character in the Mermaid Saga anime/manga series
• Manna (novel), a fictional novel by Marshall Brain that extrapolates trends in technology and ramifications
• Magic points, units of magical power used in many games
• Mana Kirishima, a character in the video game Girlfriend of Steel
• The Seiken Densetsu series (Mana series) of console role-playing games

As an acronym:

• Midwives Alliance of North America
• Metropolitan AIDS Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance