Meaning and origin of Hannah

Hannah
Gender: Female
Meaning:"Grace"
"Favor"
"Charm"
Origin:Hebrew

Hannah is a personal name, also spelt Hanna or Hana, deriving from the Hebrew language (Channah), meaning "He (God) has favoured me (i.e. with a child)." The name is biblical as it is the name of the mother of the prophet Samual (1 Samuel 1:2), and their associated story is how the name gets its meaning. The 'Hannah' spelling of the name was taken up as a given name by the Puritans in the 16th and 17th centuries and has always been a common Jewish name. Hanna is also a surname; see Hannah (surname).

With the given name Hannah:

Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German political theorist
Hannah Ayscough (1623–1679), mother of Sir Issac Newton
Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671–1727), second wife of William Penn
Hannah Chaplin (1865–1928), mother of Charlie Chaplin
Hannah Cornett (1980–), American model and actress
Hannah Cowley (1743–1809), American dramatist and poet
Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), English cookbook writer
Hannah Gordon (1941–), Scottish actress
Hannah Harper (1982–), English pornographic actress
Hannah Höch (1889–1978), German Dada artist
Hannah More (1745–1833), English religious writer and philanthropist
Hannah Peckham (1980–), British game show host
Hannah Pingree, majority leader from Maine in the United States House of Representatives
Hannah Pritchard (1711–1768), English actress.
Hannah Robinson, British songwriter
Hannah Spearritt (1981–) English singer and actress
Hannah Stockbauer (1982–), German swimmer
Hannah Storm (1962–), American co-host of The Early Show
Hannah Sung, former MuchMusic VJ
Hannah Szenes (1921–1944), Hungarian Jew arrested during the Second World War
Hannah Taylor-Gordon (1987–) English actress, Anne Frank: The Whole Story
Hannah Teter (1987–), American snowboarder
Hannah Van Buren (1783–1819), wife of the 8th president of the United States, Martin Van Buren.
Hannah Webster Foster (1758–1840), American novelist
Hannah Weiner (1928–1997), American poet
Hannah Whitall Smith (1832–1911), American lay speaker and author during the Holiness movement.
Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), American painter, sculptor and photographer
Hannah Wood (1983–), American poet and actress, sister of Elijah Wood.
With the given name Hanna:

Hanna Fahl (1978–), Swedish music journalist and translator
Hanna Holborn Gray (1930–), American historian and professor
Hanna Karasiova (1978–), Belarusian archer
Hanna Ljungberg (1979–), Swedish soccer player
Hanna Newcombe (1922–), Canadian peace activist
Hanna Pakarinen (1981–), Finnish pop singer
Hanna Reitsch (1912–1979), German test pilot
Hanna Schygulla (1948–), German actress and singer
Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877–1946), Irish feminist, wife of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
Hanna Staniów - Polish writer, geographer
Fictional characters:

Hannah Abbott, character in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.
Hannah Martin, character portrayed by Rebecca Ritters on the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
Hannah Montana, character portrayed by Miley Cyrus on the television show Hannah Montana.

See also
Hana
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Meaning and origin of Hannah

Origin: Biblical
Meaning: Gracious; merciful; one who gives.
Origin: English
Meaning: Favor; grace. Biblical mother of the prophet Samuel.
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Favour or grace. God has favoured me. Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Favor; grace. Biblical mother of the prophet Samuel.
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Meaning and origin of Hannah

The girl's name Hannah \ha(n)-nah\ is pronounced HAN-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "favored grace". Biblical: mother of the prophet Samuel. Being barren, she asked God to bless her with a child, and her prayer was answered. Hence, the name literally means "God has graced me with a son". Ann, Anne, Anna, etc. are the European forms; Hanne is popular in Germany. Writer Hannah Arendt; sportscaster Hannah Storm.
Hannah has 24 variant forms: Ann, Anna, Anne, Annie, Chana, Chanah, Chanha, Channach, Channah, Hana, Hanah, Hanalee, Hanalise, Hanna, Hanne, Hannele, Hannelore, Hannie, Hanny, Honna, Nan, Nanney, Nannie and Nanny.
For more information, see also related names Aine, Alannah, Ioanna and Quiana.
Baby names that sound like Hannah are Hanyah, Haniah, Hannyah and Hanniah.
Hannah is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Hannah

Hannah
Hebrew
Female
Grace of God
Meaning & Origin
Hannah is a English girl name.
The meaning of the name is `favor, grace`.
Where is it used?
The name Hannah is mainly used in English, Jewish, French and in the bible.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Henye (In Jewish)
Hena (In Jewish)
Henda (In Jewish)
Hajna (In Hungarian)
Anne (In French, English and in German)
Hanna (In Finnish and in Polish)
Anna (In English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech and in Bulgarian)
Chaanach (In the bible (Original))
Extra info
From Hebrew.
Statistics
The name Hannah was given to 17393 babies in the USA in 2004. Hannah was the number 20 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 15338 babies making it the number 5 name that year.
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