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English
Etymology
From Hawaiian Hāna.
Proper noun
Hana
- A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
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Albanian
Etymology
From hânë/hënë (“moon”).
Proper noun
Hana f (definite Hana)
- a female given name
Declension
See version hanë.
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew חנה.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hana f (diminutive Hanka or Hanička or Hani)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah
Declension
Declension of Hana (hard feminine)
Further reading
- “Hana”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “Hana”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hana
- Hannah (biblical)
- 2012 Baibala Hemolele, 1 Samuʻela 1:8 (tr. KJV1 Samuel 1:8)
A laila nīnau akula ʻo ʻElekana kāna kāne iā ia, E Hana, he aha kāu i uwē ai? No ke aha lā ʻaʻole ʻoe i ʻai? He aha ka mea i kaumaha ai kou naʻau? ʻAʻole anei e ʻoi aku koʻu pono iā ʻoe i mua o nā keiki kāne he ʻumi?- Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am I not better to thee than ten sons?
- a female given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Hannah
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert: Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Hana (which might also stand for Hāna in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 92 women and 3 men.
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hana f
- a female given name
Declension
Further reading
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hana f (genitive singular Hany, nominative plural Hany, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Hana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024