# Havana
## English
### Alternative forms

* (cigar): Havanna, Havannah (dated)

### Etymology

From Spanish La Habana, from Habaguanex, the native American chief (Cacique) who controlled the area, from Taíno sabana ("savanna"), with the h perhaps being an anthroponymic inflection.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /həˈvænə/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ænə

### Proper noun

Havana
* The capital city of Cuba.
* A city, the county seat of Mason County, Illinois, United States.
* A minor city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.

#### Derived terms

* Havanan
* Havanese

#### Translations
### Noun

Havana (plural Havanas)
* A type of large cigar produced in Cuba.
** 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:Having indicated an arm-chair to me and placed my refreshment near it, he handed me a long, smooth Havana.

#### Translations
### References
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɦavana]

### Proper noun

Havana f (related adjective havanský, demonym Havaňan)
* Havana (the capital city of Cuba)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Havana”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “Havana”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “Havana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From a vernacular form of Russian Фофан (Fofan).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑʋɑnɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝ʋɑ̝nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑʋɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: Ha‧va‧na

### Proper noun

Havana
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Havana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Havanani
Havanani
accusative
nom.
Havanani
Havanani
gen.
Havanani
genitive
Havanani
Havanoideni Havanoitteni Havanaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Havanaani
Havanoitani
inessive
Havanassani
Havanoissani
elative
Havanastani
Havanoistani
illative
Havanaani
Havanoihini
adessive
Havanallani
Havanoillani
ablative
Havanaltani
Havanoiltani
allative
Havanalleni
Havanoilleni
essive
Havananani
Havanoinani
translative
Havanakseni
Havanoikseni
abessive
Havanattani
Havanoittani
instructive
comitative
—Havanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Havanasi
Havanasi
accusative
nom.
Havanasi
Havanasi
gen.
Havanasi
genitive
Havanasi
Havanoidesi Havanoittesi Havanaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Havanaasi
Havanoitasi
inessive
Havanassasi
Havanoissasi
elative
Havanastasi
Havanoistasi
illative
Havanaasi
Havanoihisi
adessive
Havanallasi
Havanoillasi
ablative
Havanaltasi
Havanoiltasi
allative
Havanallesi
Havanoillesi
essive
Havananasi
Havanoinasi
translative
Havanaksesi
Havanoiksesi
abessive
Havanattasi
Havanoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Havanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Havanamme
Havanamme
accusative
nom.
Havanamme
Havanamme
gen.
Havanamme
genitive
Havanamme
Havanoidemme Havanoittemme Havanaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Havanaamme
Havanoitamme
inessive
Havanassamme
Havanoissamme
elative
Havanastamme
Havanoistamme
illative
Havanaamme
Havanoihimme
adessive
Havanallamme
Havanoillamme
ablative
Havanaltamme
Havanoiltamme
allative
Havanallemme
Havanoillemme
essive
Havananamme
Havanoinamme
translative
Havanaksemme
Havanoiksemme
abessive
Havanattamme
Havanoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Havanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Havananne
Havananne
accusative
nom.
Havananne
Havananne
gen.
Havananne
genitive
Havananne
Havanoidenne Havanoittenne Havanainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Havanaanne
Havanoitanne
inessive
Havanassanne
Havanoissanne
elative
Havanastanne
Havanoistanne
illative
Havanaanne
Havanoihinne
adessive
Havanallanne
Havanoillanne
ablative
Havanaltanne
Havanoiltanne
allative
Havanallenne
Havanoillenne
essive
Havanananne
Havanoinanne
translative
Havanaksenne
Havanoiksenne
abessive
Havanattanne
Havanoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Havanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Havanansa
Havanansa
accusative
nom.
Havanansa
Havanansa
gen.
Havanansa
genitive
Havanansa
Havanoidensa Havanoittensa Havanainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Havanaansa
Havanoitaan Havanoitansa
inessive
Havanassaan Havanassansa
Havanoissaan Havanoissansa
elative
Havanastaan Havanastansa
Havanoistaan Havanoistansa
illative
Havanaansa
Havanoihinsa
adessive
Havanallaan Havanallansa
Havanoillaan Havanoillansa
ablative
Havanaltaan Havanaltansa
Havanoiltaan Havanoiltansa
allative
Havanalleen Havanallensa
Havanoilleen Havanoillensa
essive
Havananaan Havananansa
Havanoinaan Havanoinansa
translative
Havanakseen Havanaksensa
Havanoikseen Havanoiksensa
abessive
Havanattaan Havanattansa
Havanoittaan Havanoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Havanoineen Havanoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Havana is the 4248th (tied with 17 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 176 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN

## Lithuanian
### Proper noun

Havana f
* Havana (the capital city of Cuba)

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɐnɐ
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈvɐ̃.nɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈvɐ̃.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈvɐ.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈvɐ.nɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈvɐ.nɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈba.nɐ/ [ɐˈβa.nɐ]
* Hyphenation: Ha‧va‧na

### Proper noun

Havana
* Havana (the capital city of Cuba)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɦavana]

### Proper noun

Havana f (genitive singular Havany, declension pattern of žena)
* Havana (the capital of Cuba)

### References

* “Havana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024