Hana

See also: hana, Haná, hāna, and Hāna

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦana]

Proper noun

Hana f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah.

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Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.na/, [ˈhɐ.nə]

Proper noun

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.

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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

Declension of Hana

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

Derived terms

• Hanka, Hanička
• Hanuľa, Hanuľka

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