Manna
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
See manna
Proper noun edit
Manna f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadidae.
Hypernyms edit
- (obsolete genus in Fabaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family
- (genus in Cicadidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Auchenorrhyncha - suborder; Cicadomorpha - infraorder; Cicadoidea - superfamily; Cicadidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (obsolete genus in Fabaceae): Manna caspica, Manna hebraica, Manna nepalensis (syn. Alhagi nepalensis)
- (genus in Cicadidae): Manna tenuis - sole accepted species
References edit
- in Fabaceae
- “Manna”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Manna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Manna at Tropicos
- Manna at The Plant List
- in Cicadidae
- Manna at the Catalogue of Life
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Italian Manna. Possible etymologies include the feminine form of Manno, or a nickname or metonym based on manna (sense 1).
Proper noun edit
Manna (plural Mannas)
- A surname from Italian.
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Bengali Manna, a name used by the Mahishya agrarian caste.
Proper noun edit
Manna (plural Mannas)
- A surname from Bengali.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Manna is the 9466nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3437 individuals. Manna is most common among White (81.23%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Manna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 506.