# Sanna
## English
### Etymology

* As an Italian surname, from Italian Sanna.
* As a Dutch surname, reduced from Susanna.
* As a Greek surname, spelling variant of Sannas, from σανός (sanós, “hay”).

### Proper noun

Sanna (plural Sannas)
* A surname from Italian.

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Sanna is the 34801st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 649 individuals. Sanna is most common among White (90.14%) individuals.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sanna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

### Anagrams

* Annas, annas, na-nas, naans, nanas

## Estonian
### Etymology

Estonian variant of Susanna

### Proper noun

Sanna
* a female given name

## Faroese
### Etymology

Scandinavian form of Susanna

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sanːa/
* Rhymes: -anːa
* Homophone: sanna

### Proper noun

Sanna f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Sanna: Sonnuson or Sannuson
* daughter of Sanna: Sonnudóttir or Sannudóttir

#### Declension

| singular indefinite nominative Sanna accusative Sonnu dative Sonnu genitive Sonnu | singular indefinite nominative Sanna accusative Sannu dative Sannu genitive Sannu |

## Finnish
### Etymology

Medieval short form of Susanna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑnːɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝nːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
* Hyphenation: San‧na

### Proper noun

Sanna
* a female given name
** 1894, Santeri Alkio, Puukkojunkkarit, WSOY, published 1981, →ISBN, page 217:Komea se olikin, tuo Sanna, varteva, uljas ja rivakka. Silmäin loiste rohkea ja tulinen, varsi jäykkä ja voimakas.Handsome she was, that Sanna, stout, bold and brisk. Eyes glowing brave and fiery, body sturdy and strong.
** 1971, Aila Meriluoto, Peter-Peter, WSOY, published 1997, →ISBN, page 123:Oletko huomannut, että Sanna (ruotsalaisittain ajateltuna) ja Vera ovat itse asiassa sama nimi. Entäpä jos olemmekin saman perustyypin kaksi versiota.Have you noticed than Sanna (when we think like the Swedes do) and Vera are actually the one and the same name. What if we are two versions of the same prototype.
** 1986, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät, Otava, published 2010, →ISBN, page 130:Sä tiedät kyllä, sen Sannan kanssa. Sen nimikin on semmoinen pehmonen...You know, with that Sanna. Even her name is soft...

#### Usage notes

* The most popular name of women born in Finland in 1976-1978.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Sanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sannani
Sannani
accusative
nom.
Sannani
Sannani
gen.
Sannani
genitive
Sannani
Sannojeni Sannaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Sannaani
Sannojani
inessive
Sannassani
Sannoissani
elative
Sannastani
Sannoistani
illative
Sannaani
Sannoihini
adessive
Sannallani
Sannoillani
ablative
Sannaltani
Sannoiltani
allative
Sannalleni
Sannoilleni
essive
Sannanani
Sannoinani
translative
Sannakseni
Sannoikseni
abessive
Sannattani
Sannoittani
instructive
comitative
—Sannoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sannasi
Sannasi
accusative
nom.
Sannasi
Sannasi
gen.
Sannasi
genitive
Sannasi
Sannojesi Sannaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Sannaasi
Sannojasi
inessive
Sannassasi
Sannoissasi
elative
Sannastasi
Sannoistasi
illative
Sannaasi
Sannoihisi
adessive
Sannallasi
Sannoillasi
ablative
Sannaltasi
Sannoiltasi
allative
Sannallesi
Sannoillesi
essive
Sannanasi
Sannoinasi
translative
Sannaksesi
Sannoiksesi
abessive
Sannattasi
Sannoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Sannoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sannamme
Sannamme
accusative
nom.
Sannamme
Sannamme
gen.
Sannamme
genitive
Sannamme
Sannojemme Sannaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Sannaamme
Sannojamme
inessive
Sannassamme
Sannoissamme
elative
Sannastamme
Sannoistamme
illative
Sannaamme
Sannoihimme
adessive
Sannallamme
Sannoillamme
ablative
Sannaltamme
Sannoiltamme
allative
Sannallemme
Sannoillemme
essive
Sannanamme
Sannoinamme
translative
Sannaksemme
Sannoiksemme
abessive
Sannattamme
Sannoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Sannoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sannanne
Sannanne
accusative
nom.
Sannanne
Sannanne
gen.
Sannanne
genitive
Sannanne
Sannojenne Sannainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Sannaanne
Sannojanne
inessive
Sannassanne
Sannoissanne
elative
Sannastanne
Sannoistanne
illative
Sannaanne
Sannoihinne
adessive
Sannallanne
Sannoillanne
ablative
Sannaltanne
Sannoiltanne
allative
Sannallenne
Sannoillenne
essive
Sannananne
Sannoinanne
translative
Sannaksenne
Sannoiksenne
abessive
Sannattanne
Sannoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Sannoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sannansa
Sannansa
accusative
nom.
Sannansa
Sannansa
gen.
Sannansa
genitive
Sannansa
Sannojensa Sannainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Sannaansa
Sannojaan Sannojansa
inessive
Sannassaan Sannassansa
Sannoissaan Sannoissansa
elative
Sannastaan Sannastansa
Sannoistaan Sannoistansa
illative
Sannaansa
Sannoihinsa
adessive
Sannallaan Sannallansa
Sannoillaan Sannoillansa
ablative
Sannaltaan Sannaltansa
Sannoiltaan Sannoiltansa
allative
Sannalleen Sannallensa
Sannoilleen Sannoillensa
essive
Sannanaan Sannanansa
Sannoinaan Sannoinansa
translative
Sannakseen Sannaksensa
Sannoikseen Sannoiksensa
abessive
Sannattaan Sannattansa
Sannoittaan Sannoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Sannoineen Sannoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Sanna is the 22nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 20,979 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,428 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* ansan, sanan

## Italian
### Etymology

Perhaps from Sardinian sanna (“fang, tusk”), nickname for someone with projecting teeth.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsan.na/
* Rhymes: -anna
* Hyphenation: Sàn‧na

### Proper noun

Sanna m or f by sense
* a surname from Sardinian

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sanna c (genitive Sannas)
* a diminutive of the female given name Susanna