Manna
See also: Appendix:Variations of "manna"
Translingual
Etymology
See manna
Proper noun
Manna f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – now synonym of Alhagi.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae.
Hypernyms
- (obsolete genus in Fabaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family
- (genus in Cicadidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Auchenorrhyncha – suborder; Cicadomorpha – infraorder; Cicadoidea – superfamily; Cicadidae – family
Hyponyms
- (obsolete genus in Fabaceae): Manna caspica, Manna hebraica (syns. of Alhagi maurorum), Manna nepalensis (syn. of Alhagi nepalensis) - species
- (genus in Cicadidae): Manna tenuis - sole accepted species
References
- in Fabaceae
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Manna”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- Manna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Manna at Tropicos
- Manna at Plants of the World Online
- in Cicadidae
- Manna at the Catalogue of Life
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian Manna. Possible etymologies include the feminine form of Manno, or a nickname or metonym based on manna (sense 1).
Proper noun
Manna (plural Mannas)
- A surname from Italian.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Bengali [script needed] (Manna), a name used by the Mahishya agrarian caste.
Proper noun
Manna (plural Mannas)
- A surname from Bengali.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Manna is the 9466nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3437 individuals. Manna is most common among White (81.23%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Manna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 506.