Anania
See also: Ánania
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Anania.
Proper noun
Anania (plural Ananias)
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Anania”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 37.
Italian
Etymology
From Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה.
Proper noun
Anania m
- (biblical) Ananias
- a male given name
Proper noun
Anania m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a patronymic