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 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

Etymology

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

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

  • Audio (Portugal)(file)
  • 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

Spanish

Etymology

Univerbation of Santa Ana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sanˈtana/ [sãn̪ˈt̪a.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: San‧ta‧na

Proper noun

Santana m or f by sense

  1. a surname
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