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-ania

Syllables: -an·i·a

-ania suffix: used in forming female given names.

Suffix

-ania

  1. (rare) Used in forming female given names.
    • Alexandra + -ania → Alexandrania
    • Flora + -ania → Florania

Forms of -ania

alternative form-ana
alternative form-iana

Origin of -ania

From -an + -ia.

Questions about -ania

What does -ania mean?
-ania means used in forming female given names.
What part of speech is -ania?
-ania is a suffix.

Words near -ania in the dictionary

  1. -aneal
  2. -aneity
  3. -aneous
  4. -angle
  5. -angular
  6. -ania
  7. -anine
  8. -ans
  9. -anserin
  10. -ant
  11. -antel

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