Henna

See also: henna, hénna, and henną

Finnish

Etymology

Short form of Henriikka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhenːɑ/, [ˈhe̞nːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -enːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Hen‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): Hen‧na

Proper noun

Henna

1. a female given name
2. A railway station about 30 km south from Lahti.

Declension

Inflection of Henna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Henna	Hennat
genitive		Hennan	Hennojen
partitive		Hennaa	Hennoja
illative		Hennaan	Hennoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Henna	Hennat
accusative	nom.	Henna	Hennat
	gen.	Hennan
genitive		Hennan	Hennojen Hennain rare
partitive		Hennaa	Hennoja
inessive		Hennassa	Hennoissa
elative		Hennasta	Hennoista
illative		Hennaan	Hennoihin
adessive		Hennalla	Hennoilla
ablative		Hennalta	Hennoilta
allative		Hennalle	Hennoille
essive		Hennana	Hennoina
translative		Hennaksi	Hennoiksi
abessive		Hennatta	Hennoitta
instructive		—	Hennoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Henna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hennani Hennani accusative nom. Hennani Hennani gen. Hennani genitive Hennani Hennojeni Hennaini rare partitive Hennaani Hennojani inessive Hennassani Hennoissani elative Hennastani Hennoistani illative Hennaani Hennoihini adessive Hennallani Hennoillani ablative Hennaltani Hennoiltani allative Hennalleni Hennoilleni essive Hennanani Hennoinani translative Hennakseni Hennoikseni abessive Hennattani Hennoittani instructive — — comitative — Hennoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hennasi Hennasi accusative nom. Hennasi Hennasi gen. Hennasi genitive Hennasi Hennojesi Hennaisi rare partitive Hennaasi Hennojasi inessive Hennassasi Hennoissasi elative Hennastasi Hennoistasi illative Hennaasi Hennoihisi adessive Hennallasi Hennoillasi ablative Hennaltasi Hennoiltasi allative Hennallesi Hennoillesi essive Hennanasi Hennoinasi translative Hennaksesi Hennoiksesi abessive Hennattasi Hennoittasi instructive — — comitative — Hennoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hennamme Hennamme accusative nom. Hennamme Hennamme gen. Hennamme genitive Hennamme Hennojemme Hennaimme rare partitive Hennaamme Hennojamme inessive Hennassamme Hennoissamme elative Hennastamme Hennoistamme illative Hennaamme Hennoihimme adessive Hennallamme Hennoillamme ablative Hennaltamme Hennoiltamme allative Hennallemme Hennoillemme essive Hennanamme Hennoinamme translative Hennaksemme Hennoiksemme abessive Hennattamme Hennoittamme instructive — — comitative — Hennoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hennanne Hennanne accusative nom. Hennanne Hennanne gen. Hennanne genitive Hennanne Hennojenne Hennainne rare partitive Hennaanne Hennojanne inessive Hennassanne Hennoissanne elative Hennastanne Hennoistanne illative Hennaanne Hennoihinne adessive Hennallanne Hennoillanne ablative Hennaltanne Hennoiltanne allative Hennallenne Hennoillenne essive Hennananne Hennoinanne translative Hennaksenne Hennoiksenne abessive Hennattanne Hennoittanne instructive — — comitative — Hennoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Hennansa Hennansa accusative nom. Hennansa Hennansa gen. Hennansa genitive Hennansa Hennojensa Hennainsa rare partitive Hennaansa Hennojaan Hennojansa inessive Hennassaan Hennassansa Hennoissaan Hennoissansa elative Hennastaan Hennastansa Hennoistaan Hennoistansa illative Hennaansa Hennoihinsa adessive Hennallaan Hennallansa Hennoillaan Hennoillansa ablative Hennaltaan Hennaltansa Hennoiltaan Hennoiltansa allative Hennalleen Hennallensa Hennoilleen Hennoillensa essive Hennanaan Hennanansa Hennoinaan Hennoinansa translative Hennakseen Hennaksensa Hennoikseen Hennoiksensa abessive Hennattaan Hennattansa Hennoittaan Hennoittansa instructive — — comitative — Hennoineen Hennoinensa

Related terms

• Henni

Statistics

• Henna is the 68^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 10,325 female individuals (and as a middle name to 980 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Hanne

German

Etymology

From Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛna/
• Rhymes: -ɛna

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Henna n or f (strong, genitive Hennas or Henna, no plural)

1. (countable) ellipsis of Hennastrauch: a shrub, Lawsonia inermis
2. (uncountable) henna (reddish plant substance and color)
   • 1981, Udo Lindenberg, “Jonny Gigolo”, in Udotopia:

     Ob blond, ob braun, ob schwarz, ob Henna / Und manchmal steht er auch auf Männer

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Henna [sg-only, neuter // feminine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein, eine	das, die	Henna
genitive	eines, einer	des, der	Hennas, Henna
dative	einem, einer	dem, der	Henna
accusative	ein, eine	das, die	Henna

Further reading

• “Henna” in Duden online
• “Henna” in Duden online
• “Henna” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔννα (Énna).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛn.na]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛn.na]

Proper noun

Henna f sg (genitive Hennae); first declension

1. One of the most important cities of Sicily, situated near the center of the island, now Enna

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Henna
genitive	Hennae
dative	Hennae
accusative	Hennam
ablative	Hennā
vocative	Henna
locative	Hennae

Derived terms

• Hennēnsis

Related terms

• Hennaeus

References

• “Henna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Enna”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “Henna”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.