Hañagua

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Hañagua was the name of the wife of the 15th century leader (mencey) Bencomo of the kingdom of Taoro on the island of Tenerife.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /aˈɲaɡwa/ [aˈɲa.ɣ̞wa]
Rhymes: -aɡwa
Syllabification: Ha‧ña‧gua

Proper noun edit

Hañagua f

a female given name from Guanche
- 2006 March 13, Rafael Barreto, “Piñata Chica apoteósica”, in El Día, retrieved 7 March 2016:
  La apoteosis carnavalera fue presidida por las reinas adultas, infantil y de la tercera edad, Hañagua Fernández, Hada Castillo Ramos y María Isabel Pérez Álvarez, respectivamente, con sus damas de honor.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2010 March 23, Beker, “Bentor, ultimo mencey guanche”, in Burbuja de Pensamientos (blog), retrieved 7 March 2016:
  Bentor tuvo varios hijos con su esposa Hañagua: Deríman, Ramagua y Collarampa.
  Bentor had several children with his wife Hañagua: Deríman, Ramagua and Collarampa

Alternative forms edit

Aniagua

Derived terms edit

(diminutive): Haña

References edit

^ Ignacio Reyes Garcia (2012) Nombres Personales de las Islas Canarias, 1 edition, Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Le Canarien ediciones - Libreando, →ISBN, page 34; similar entry to be found online in: Ignacio Reyes Garcia (2012) “Hañagua”, in Ínsuloamaziq, Diccionario histórico-etimológico del amaziq insular (Canarias) (blog), retrieved 18 February 2016

Further reading edit

MisApellidos.com: “Descripciónes de Hañagua”

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