Panna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Panna

What is the meaning of the name Panna ?

The baby name Panna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'english': 'PAN-ə (ˈpænə)', 'hungarian': 'PAHN-nah (ˈpɒnːɒ)', 'hindi': 'puhn-NAH (pənːa)'}.

Panna is Hindi, Hungarian, Polish, Sanskrit in Origin.

Panna is a cross-cultural given name with two principal roots. In Hungarian it is a familiar diminutive of Anna, ultimately from Hebrew Channah “grace, favor”; by extension Panna can carry that meaning. Across South Asia (Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, and others), panna means “emerald,” the green gemstone associated with clarity, learning, and prosperity, and it is used as a given name in that sense. In some Indo-Aryan languages the word also denotes a “page (of a book),” a secondary association.

Panna appears in Hungary as a household pet form that later became an independent feminine name; it often shares Anna’s name day (26 July). In India it is unisex, borne by both women and men (cf. the masculine compound Pannalal). Related and variant forms include Hungarian Panni and Panka, and the wider Anna/Anne/Hannah family; South Asian nicknames include Pannu.