Senna

From Arabic سَنَا (sanā).

Coined by British botanist Philip Miller in 1754.

Senna f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – senna trees.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Caesalpinioideae – subfamily; Cassieae – tribe; Cassiinae – subtribe

• (genus): Senna alexandrina (Egyptian senna) – type species; Senna alata (candle bush), Senna auriculata (avaram senna), Senna covesii (desert senna), Senna obtusifolia (Chinese senna), Senna occidentalis (coffee senna), Senna siamea (cassod tree), Senna sophera (algarrobilla), Senna tora (sickle senna) – selected other species

• Senna (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Senna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Senna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Senna at USDA Plants database

Borrowed from Italian Senna; this surname is predominantly attested in Brazil, however it is not of Portuguese origin.

Senna (plural Sennas)

1. A surname from Italian.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Senna is the 41100^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 530 individuals. Senna is most common among White (80.94%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Senna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Annes, Anne's

From French Seine.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.na/, /ˈsen.na/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛnna, -enna
• Hyphenation: Sèn‧na, Sén‧na

Senna f

1. Seine, river of France

From the placenames Senna Comasco and Senna Lodigiana in Lombardy, possibly from the Etruscan personal name 𐌔𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌀 (semna). Also from the noun senna (“cassia tree”).

Senna m or f by sense

1. a surname

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Senna ?

1. a surname of Brazilian usage

• English: Senna