Ана

See also: ана, яна, Аня, -ана, and Appendix:Variations of "ana"

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]
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

А́на • (Ánaf

  1. 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 • (Anaf

  1. 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 (Anaf

  1. 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

Declension of Ана
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)

  1. 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