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 33645^th 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 Biblical Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה.

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