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Hana - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Hana

[ 2 syll. ha-na, han-a ] The girl name Hana is pronounced HHAENah KEY.

1: Hana is of Japanese origin and it is also used mainly in the Japanese language. The name means 'flower, blossom'. Forms of Hana include Hanae (Japanese) and Hanako (Japanese).

2: Hana's language of origin is Native American-Arapaho. Here, it means 'sky, black cloud'.

3: Hana is mainly used in the Arabic language and its language of origin is also Arabic. Meaning: enjoyment.

Hana is a pet form of Johana (Czech).

Hana is also a form of Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French) in the Czech, English, Polish, Slavic, and Yiddish languages.

Hana is also a form of Jane (English) in the Czech language. See also the related form, the English, French, German, Hebrew, and Yiddish Hannah.

Hana is somewhat popular as a baby name for girls. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of sporadic use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2002, 0.021% of baby girls were given the name Hana. It ranked at #621 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.017% and its ranking #827. Within the group of girl names directly linked to Hana, the English, French, German, Hebrew, and Yiddish Hannah was the most popular. In 2008, it was used 28 times more than Hana.

Baby names that sound like Hana include the English Hanah, the Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Latvian, Polish, Scandinavian, and Ukrainian Hanna, the English, French, German, Hebrew, and Yiddish Hannah, the Hungarian Hajna, the name Hama, the Japanese Hanae, the Arabic Hanan, the Finnish Hani, the English, Finnish, and German Hanni, the English and Dutch Hannie, the English Hanny, the German Hemma, the Yiddish Hena, the English Henie, the Finnish Henna, the Dutch, English, and German Henny, the English Honey, the Korean Hyun, the English Jaima, and the English Jaime.

KEY: English pronunciation for Hana: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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