Where does “Doña Ana County” come from?
Doña Ana County (English) comes from Spanish Ana, from Latin anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα, from Hebrew חַנָּה — grace, gracious.
Ancestry of “Doña Ana County”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Ana | Anne; Ann |
| 2 | Latin | anna | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄννα | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | חַנָּה | grace, gracious |