Hana

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.

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Albanian

Etymology

From hânëhënë (moon).

Proper noun

Hana f (definite Hana)

  1. a female given name

Declension

See version hanë.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חנה.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦana]
  • Hyphenation: Ha‧na
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Homophone: hana

Proper noun

Hana f (diminutive Hanka or Hanička or Hani)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah

Declension

Further reading

  • Hana in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Hana in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈha.na/, [ˈhɐ.nə]

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.

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦana/

Proper noun

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

  1. 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, 2024
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