Message: "Genana" - Behind the Name

Genana

by Miss Claire

11/8/2004, 10:02 AM

What does the German (or Old German) female name Genanna / Gnanna mean? Thank you!
I've found this, but it doesn't mention the meaning.... http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsearch~model~GNDB_GERM~GNANNA~GT~!1!!2!!3!~0~USRECORD476

#Genana

This message was edited 11/8/2004, 10:05 AM

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- Andy (guest) +1

11/8/2004, 10:10 AM

Sorry, no GENANNA, GANNA, GENANA or anything alike in my books. It doesn't sound German at all to me.

Andy ;—)

- Miss Claire

11/9/2004, 1:50 PM

It's ok, thanks! :)

- Chrisell +2

11/8/2004, 3:21 PM

If it wasn't for your reference, I'd be strongly inclined to suggest that it was a regional combination of Genevieve / Genevra etc & Anna. I can't find anything on Gnanna though. The Gn looks unusual for German, to me. I did find Gnaeus but I doubt there's a connection! :-D

- Anneza (guest) +1

11/8/2004, 10:38 PM

Well there's gneiss, which is a kind of rock! And I think you get place names starting with Gn in the south - Schwaben and Switzerland and such. But I agree, it does look odd ... if it was a Ger- name, plain sailing! Any chance of bad h andwriting in the records??

- Miss Claire

11/9/2004, 8:46 AM

I don't think so, because I have seen it many times, on different people, places, periods... But it had many forms: Gnanna, Genana, and nicknames like Gnendel, Genendil.... It's really strange, uh?

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