Sanna (name) explained

Sanna or Sanne is a female name. It is a Scandinavian short form of Susanna that in turn is a Greek version of a Hebrew name meaning "lily".^[1] It may also be a Sardinian surname;^[2] see Sanna (disambiguation).

Notable people

Female

• Sanna Abubkheet (born 1984), Palestinian runner
• Sanna Askelöf (born 1983), Swedish judoka
• Sanna Bråding (born 1980), Swedish actress
• Sanna Ejaz, Pakistani-Pashtun human rights activist
• Sanna Frostevall (born 1979), Swedish footballer
• Sanna Grønlid (born 1959), Norwegian biathlete
• Sanna-June Hyde (born 1976), Finnish-English actress
• Sanna Jalomäki, Finnish-Australian singer, painter and actress
• Sanna Jinnedal (born 1993), Swedish model
• Sanna Kallur (Susanna Kallur, born 1981), Swedish hurdler and sprinter
• Sanna Kämäräinen (born 1986), Finnish discus thrower
• Sanna Kannasto (1878–1968), Finnish-Canadian politician and feminist
• Sanna Kurki-Suonio (born 1966), Finnish singer, kantele player and composer
• Sanna Kyllönen (born 1971), Finnish sprinter
• Sanna Lankosaari (born 1978, Finnish ice hockey player
• Sanna Lehtimäki (born 1975), Finnish cyclist
• Sanna Lüdi (born 1986), Swiss skier
• Sanna Lundell (born 1978), Swedish journalist
• Sanna Luostarinen (born 1976), Finnish actress
• Sanna Malaska (born 1983), Finnish footballer and coach
• Sanna Malinen, Finnish professor of psychology in New Zealand
• Sanna Marin (born 1985), the 46th Prime Minister of Finland
• Sanna Nielsen (born 1984), Swedish singer
• Sanna Nymalm, Finnish orienteer
• Sanna Persson (born 1974), Swedish comedian and actress
• Sanna-Kaisa Saari (born 1987), Swedish-Finnish model
• Sanna Savolainen, Finnish ski-orienteer
• Sanna Sepponen (born 1977), Finnish actress
• Sanna Sillanpää (born 1968), Finnish murderer
• Sanna Solberg (born 1990), Norwegian handball player
• Sanna Stén (born 1977), Finnish rower
• Sanna Talonen (born 1984), Finnish footballer
• Sanna Valkonen (born 1977), Finnish footballer
• Sanne Vloet (born 1995), Dutch model
• Sanna Visser (born 1984), Dutch volleyball player
• "ISIL wife Sanna" (born 1972), Finnish bride of an Islamic State fighter

Male

• Sanna Nyassi (born 1989), Gambian footballer
• Sanna Pakirappa (born 1958), Indian politician

See also

• Sardinian surnames
• Sanne (disambiguation)

References

1. http://www.behindthename.com/name/sanna Behind the Name: Sanna
2. Dictionary of American Family Names, 2013, Oxford University Press.