Sanna
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== 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(key): /sanːa/
Rhymes: -anːa
Homophone: sanna
=== Proper noun ===
Sanna f
a female given name
==== Usage notes ====
Matronymics
Sanna's son: Sonnuson or Sannuson
Sanna's daughter: Sonnudóttir or Sannudóttir
==== Declension ====
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Originally a diminutive or vernacular form of Susanna or Aleksandra.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈsɑnːɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝nːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
Syllabification(key): San‧na
Hyphenation(key): San‧na
=== Proper noun ===
Sanna
a female given name
==== Usage notes ====
The most popular name of women born in Finland in 1976-1978.
==== Declension ====
==== Statistics ====
Sanna is the 19th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 20,898 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,410 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
=== References ===
=== Anagrams ===
ansan, sanan
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
Perhaps from Sardinian sanna (“fang, tusk”), nickname for someone with projecting teeth.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈsan.na/
Rhymes: -anna
Hyphenation: Sàn‧na
=== Proper noun ===
Sanna m or f by sense
a surname from Sardinian
== Swedish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Proper noun ===
Sanna c (genitive Sannas)
a diminutive of the female given name Susanna