Hana

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See also: hana, Haná, hāna, and Hāna

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian Hāna.

Proper noun

Hana

  1. A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.

Translations

Translations

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

From hânë / hënë (“moon”).

Proper noun

Hana f (definite Hana)

  1. a female given name

Declension

See version hanë.

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חנה.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hana f (diminutive Hanka or Hanička or Hani)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah

Declension

Declension of Hana (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative Hana Hany
genitive Hany Han
dative Haně Hanám
accusative Hanu Hany
vocative Hano Hany
locative Haně Hanách
instrumental Hanou Hanami

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

  1. 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?
  2. 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

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɣana/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɦana/

Proper noun

Hana f

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Hana (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative Hana Haně Hany
genitive Hany Hanú Han
dative Haně Hanama Hanám
accusative Hanu Haně Hany
vocative Hano Haně Hany
locative Haně Hanú Hanách
instrumental Hanú Hanama Hanami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

Slovak

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hana f (genitive singular Hany, nominative plural Hany, declension pattern of žena)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Hana
singular plural
nominative Hana Hany
genitive Hany Hán
dative Hane Hanám
accusative Hanu Hany
locative Hane Hanách
instrumental Hanou Hanami

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
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