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Hanna¹

Where it comes from

Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers. As a Polish village, named for the queen Anna Jagiellon.

proper noun Hannas

  1. countable, uncommon, uncountable A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.
  2. countable, rare, uncountable A surname originating as a matronymic based on Hannah.
  3. countable, uncountable A town in Special Area No. 2, Alberta, Canada.
  4. countable, uncountable A village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
  6. countable, uncountable A town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
  8. countable, uncountable A town in Carbon County, Wyoming.

Hanna²

Where it comes from

From anglicization of Irish Ó hAnnaidh (“descendant of Annadh”), from annadh (“delay”). As a ghost town in Missouri and unincorporated community in South Dakota, named for Ohio senator Mark Hanna. As an unincorporated community on Ute land in Utah, named for postmaster William P. Hanna.

proper noun Hannah · Hannay · Hanney

  1. An Irish and Scottish surname from Irish.
  2. A township and census-designated place therein, in LaPorte County, Indiana; named for a state judge.
  3. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
  4. An unincorporated community on Ute land in Duchesne County, Utah.
  5. A ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri.

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Closest in meaning: christopher, hannah, hana, blessing, grace, favor, mercy, kindness, benevolence, compassion, amiability, indulgence, beneficence, magnanimity, goodwill, charity

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Hanna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hanna

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"Hanna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hanna.

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@misc{hanna_2026,
  title = {Hanna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hanna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}