Santayana

Santayana Meaning & Origin

About Santayana
The surname Santayana is of Spanish origin and is derived from the combination of the words "santa" meaning "saint" and "Ana" referring to the name Anna or Anne. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Santayana can be interpreted as "Saint Anne" or "holy Anne."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Santayana is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Santayana: 123
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 136,449
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Santayana based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SNTN
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S053050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AE0 N T AY2 AA1 N AH0
🌐 IPA
/sænˌtaɪˈɑnə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SNTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S535

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Santayana in Braille

Here's how to represent Santayana in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Santayana in braille

How to sign the name Santayana using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Santayana using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Santayana in sign language

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