Ана
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), equal to the Hebrew female name חַנָּה (Ḥanâ) of Old Testament, meaning "grace, gracious".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈanɐ]
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Proper noun
А́на • (Ána) f
- Ana, a female given name, equivalent to English Anna
Derived terms
- А́нин (Ánin)
References
- Илчев, Стефан (1969) “А̀на”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 48
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈana]
- Rhymes: -ana
Proper noun
Ана • (Ana) f
- Ana, a female given name, equivalent to English Anna or Anne
Derived terms
- (Diminutives, Endearing forms): Ане (Ane), Анка (Anka), Анче (Anče)
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Ана / Ana, ultimately from Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈana]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Hyphenation: Ана
Proper noun
Ана (Ana) f
- a female given name, Ana, from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Ann, Anna, Anne, or Hannah
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Ана (Ana) | Ани (Ani) |
genitive | Ани (Ani) | Анох (Anox) |
dative | Ани (Ani) | Аном (Anom) |
accusative | Ану (Anu) | Ани (Ani) |
instrumental | Ану (Anu) | Анами (Anami) |
locative | Ани (Ani) | Анох (Anox) |
vocative | Ано (Ano) | Ани (Ani) |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- (А̏на): IPA(key): /âna/
- (А́на): IPA(key): /ǎːna/
- Hyphenation: А‧на
Proper noun
А̏на or А́на f (Latin spelling Ȁna or Ána)
- Ana, a female given name, equivalent to English Anna or Anne
Descendants
- → Pannonian Rusyn: Ана (Ana)
References
- “Ана”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025