Comments for HANA (1):

The name Hana also comes from Japan. It means "flower."

-- Anonymous User  12/3/2004

Hana is also a Japanese name and Hanako means "flower child".

-- Destry  4/15/2005

My daughter's name is HanaGrace Leila Rose. We chose two Arabic names for part of her name; Hana and Leila.

-- candleburn  12/23/2006

Hana Zaňáková is real name of singer and actress Lucie Bílá.

-- MaggieSimpson  11/19/2009

Comments for HANA (2):

I'm named Hana, and one of its meanings is "flower" or "nose" in Japanese.

-- Framed_lightning  2/28/2005

HANA in Czech or Slovak isn't only a "short form of Johana", it is also a form of the name Anna, in English Ann, but Anna is maybe one from Slavic form of Hannah, Hana @ Anna, Johana is Jane.

-- stefankovic  2/3/2006

My name is Hana and I´m satisfied with my name but I´m hearing more likely on Hanka.

-- Maggie_Simpson  8/12/2006

While I lived in the Czech Republic, one of my best friends was named Hana. The name's always been positive to me, but I do prefer it with two 'n's (and probably an 'h', too).

-- aqualime  4/5/2007

Hana is the Czech and Slovak form the Hebrew name Channah which meant "favour" or "grace". [noted -ed]

-- Karcoolka  5/24/2007

Also a popular feminine name in Slovenia.

-- earthnut  7/2/2007

Hana is in 33th place in Top 100 in Czechia. It was borne by 385 little girls. Website: http://www.mvcr.cz/sprava/informat/cetnost/index.html

-- Maggie_Simpson  9/21/2007

A famous bearer is fictional character Hana Malíková from the movie "The Search" (1948). She was played by Jarmila Novotná.

-- Emilie007  8/9/2008

Actress Hana Marie Pravdová (29 January 1918 - 28 May 2008). Birth name was Becková. Other stage names were Munková, Bělská and Alexandrová.

-- Emilie007  10/31/2008

One of the main characters in The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje is named Hana - she is a young French Canadian nurse working in Northern Italy during WWII.

-- Hero  11/10/2008

Comments for HANA (3):

This name can also mean 'One' in Korean.

-- LadyKnightAmy  7/7/2005

Hana is a place in Hawaii.

-- Anonymous User  2/6/2006

A famous bearer of this name is Hana Inuzuka, Kiba Inuzuka's older sister from the anime show Naruto.

-- DarkShizuka  8/5/2006

In Fruits Basket, a character named Saki Hanajima ws nicknamed 'Hana-chan' by Tohru's mother.

-- LaLaKisekiChan  1/31/2007

In Japan a pet form from Hana is Hanajie. This mean "flower child".

-- karin1  1/31/2007

This is pronounced HAH-na unlike Hannah which is HAN-a.

-- Anonymous User  11/14/2007

It's a nice name, but choose it with caution. In the German Wikipedia Article about Geishas, you can read that the City Quarters where Geishas lived were called Hanamachis. In that case "Hana" was a euphemism for a Prostitute!

-- Anonymous User  5/6/2008

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