Santana

See also: santana, Sant'Ana, and santāna

English

Proper noun

Santana

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Santana is the 556^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 60,667 individuals. Santana is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.59%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Astanan

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Sant'Ana (chiefly obsolete)

Etymology

Contraction of santa (“saint”) +‎ Ana (“Anne”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈtɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈtɐ.na/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈtɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈtɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈta.nɐ/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Hyphenation: San‧ta‧na

Proper noun

Santana f

1. (biblical) Saint Anne (the mother of Virgin Mary)
2. a placename:
   1. A city and municipality of Madeira, Portugal
   2. A location in Brazil:
      1. A municipality of Amapá
      2. A municipality of Bahia
   3. A village in Cantagalo district, São Tomé and Príncipe

Proper noun

Santana m or f by sense

1. a surname

Related terms

• santanense

Spanish

Etymology

Univerbation of Santa Ana.

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

1. a surname

Proper noun

Santana ?

1. Santana (a town, a municipality of Boyacá, Colombia).