Henna
التعريفات والمعاني
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Short form of Henriikka.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈhenːɑ/, [ˈhe̞nːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -enːɑ
Syllabification(key): Hen‧na
Hyphenation(key): Hen‧na
=== Proper noun ===
Henna
a female given name
A railway station about 30 km south from Lahti.
==== Declension ====
==== Related terms ====
Henni
==== Statistics ====
Henna is the 68th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 10,325 female individuals (and as a middle name to 980 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
=== Anagrams ===
Hanne
== German ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈhɛna/
Rhymes: -ɛna
=== Noun ===
Henna n or f (strong, genitive Hennas or Henna, no plural)
(countable) ellipsis of Hennastrauch: a shrub, Lawsonia inermis
(uncountable) henna (reddish plant substance and color)
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“Henna” in Duden online
“Henna” in Duden online
“Henna” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
== Latin ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔννα (Énna).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɛn.na]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛn.na]
=== Proper noun ===
Henna f sg (genitive Hennae); first declension
One of the most important cities of Sicily, situated near the center of the island, now Enna
==== Declension ====
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
==== Derived terms ====
Hennēnsis
==== Related terms ====
Hennaeus
=== References ===
“Henna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Enna”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
“Henna”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.