Santana

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See also: santana, Sant'Ana, and santāna

English

Proper noun

Santana

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Santana is the 556th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 60,667 individuals. Santana is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.59%) individuals.

Anagrams

Portuguese

 Santana on Portuguese Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of santa (saint) +‎ Ana (Anne).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Audio (Portugal):(file)
  • Hyphenation: San‧ta‧na

Proper noun

Santana f

  1. (biblical) Saint Anne (the mother of Virgin Mary)
  2. a placename:
    1. A city and municipality of Madeira, Portugal
    2. A location in Brazil:
      1. A municipality of Amapá
      2. A municipality of Bahia
    3. A village in Cantagalo district, São Tomé and Príncipe

Proper noun

Santana m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Spanish

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Etymology

Univerbation of Santa Ana.

The toponym was shortened from the original toponym Santa Ana de Vélez.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sanˈtana/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: San‧ta‧na

Proper noun

Santana m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Proper noun

Santana ?

  1. Santana (a town, a municipality of Boyacá, Colombia).