Anania

See also: Ánania

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Anania.

Proper noun

Anania (plural Ananias)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Anania is the 33645th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 677 individuals. Anania is most common among White (94.24%) individuals.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.naˈni.a/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: A‧na‧nì‧a

Proper noun

Anania m

  1. (biblical) Ananias
  2. a male given name

Proper noun

Anania m or f by sense

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

References

  1. ^ Anania in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)