Hana

See also: hana, Hana-, Haná, hāna, and Hāna

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Hawaiian Hānabor.

English Hana

Borrowed from Hawaiian Hāna.

Proper noun

Hana

1. A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.

Translations

Translations

• Hawaiian: Hāna

Anagrams

• Haan, Naha

Albanian

Etymology

From hânë / hënë (“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

Declension of Hana (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	Hana	Hany
genitive	Hany	Han
dative	Haně	Hanám
accusative	Hanu	Hany
vocative	Hano	Hany
locative	Haně	Hanách
instrumental	Hanou	Hanami

Further reading

• “Hana”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Hana”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 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.

Japanese

Romanization

Hana

1. Rōmaji transcription of はな

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɣana/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈɦana/

Proper noun

Hana f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Hana (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Hana	Haně	Hany
genitive	Hany	Hanú	Han
dative	Haně	Hanama	Hanám
accusative	Hanu	Haně	Hany
vocative	Hano	Haně	Hany
locative	Haně	Hanú	Hanách
instrumental	Hanú	Hanama	Hanami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “Hana”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦana/, [ˈɦana]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: Ha‧na

Proper noun

Hana f (diminutive Hanka or Hanička or Hanuľa or Hanuľka)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Hana
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	Hana	Hany
genitive	Hany	Hán
dative	Hane	Hanám
accusative	Hanu	Hany
locative	Hane	Hanách
instrumental	Hanou	Hanami

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, 2003–2026