Ana — meaning in English
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English meaning
- an article The form of "a" used before a word that starts with a vowel sound.
- Ann name A female given name, an English form of Hannah.
- anna name A female given name, a Latinate form related to Ann and Hannah.
- dwarf noun A person, animal, or plant much smaller than typical for its kind.
- ese noun An informal, chiefly Mexican-American term of address for a man, roughly equivalent to "dude" or "man."
- Hannah noun A common female given name of Hebrew origin, also the name of the mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
- midget noun A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
Senses
Ana is used for these senses in English:
- an Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.)
- ese Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.
- Ann A en given name.
- Anna A prophetess in the New Testament.
- Hannah (biblical character) Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
- Hannah A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname:
- anna (historical) A former Indian coin.
- dwarf (now, sometimes, _, offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.