Panna is from the Hungarian Panna — diminutive of Anna — from the Hebrew Channah (grace). A modern American baby name in the broader Hungarian heritage aesthetic. Panna is one of the foundational Hungarian feminine diminutives — used affectionately across Hungary, Transylvania, and the Hungarian diaspora. Central to traditional Hungarian folk literature including the foundational ballad Panna Czinka (1711-1772) — the foundational Hungarian Romani violinist, widely considered the first known female violinist in European music history, who led her own Romani band and performed for the Hungarian nobility. Also widely known: Panna Pál — Hungarian actress; Panna Berkes — Hungarian artist. Foundational figure in modern Hungarian feminine naming tradition.
Featured throughout Hungarian heritage.
Panna reduces to three.