Santana
English
Proper noun
Santana
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Santana is the 556th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 60,667 individuals. Santana is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.59%) individuals.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Sant'Ana (chiefly obsolete)
Etymology
Contraction of santa (“saint”) + Ana (“Anne”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈtɐ.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈtɐ.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈta.nɐ/
Audio (Portugal): (file) - Hyphenation: San‧ta‧na
Proper noun
Santana f
- (biblical) Saint Anne (the mother of Virgin Mary)
- a placename:
- a city and municipality of the Madeira autonomous region, Portugal
- a location in Brazil:
- a municipality of Amapá
- a municipality of Bahia
- a village in Cantagalo district, São Tomé and Príncipe
Proper noun
Santana m or f by sense
- a surname
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
The toponym was shortened from the original toponym Santa Ana de Vélez.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sanˈtana/ [sãn̪ˈt̪a.na]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: San‧ta‧na
Proper noun
Santana m or f by sense
- a surname
Proper noun
Santana ?
- Santana (a town, a municipality of Boyacá department, Colombia)