Hannah

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Hannah^¹

/ˈhænə/

Rhymes with -ænə

Where it comes from

From previous romanizations of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a Wren with the Royal Marines, after Hannah Snell (1723–1792) who disguised herself as a man to serve in the British military. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Anna, and Ana.

proper noun Hannahs · Hanna

countable, uncountable Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament. Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am I not better to thee than ten sons?
countable, uncountable A female given name from Hebrew. "What about Hannah Schreiber?" He smiled, flashing some gold in his mouth. "How do you like that name? She was only a girl, but she had an old lady's name. - - -
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Georgia.
countable, uncountable A small town in Mayfield Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
countable, uncountable A minor city in Cavalier County, North Dakota.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Florence County, South Carolina.
countable, uncountable A hamlet in Hannah cum Hagnaby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5079).

noun Hannahs

A Wren serving with the Royal Marines.

Hannah^²

/ˈhænə/

Rhymes with -ænə

proper noun

An Irish and Scottish surname, a variant of Hanna.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: anna, frank, ana, hana, hanna, andrew, moffat, hannan, alava, ophiophagus, mercy, favor, grace, kindness, elegance, charm

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name mother of Samuel

Español	Ana
中文	哈拿 Hāná, 哈娜 Hānuó
हिन्दी	हन्ना hannā
Português	Ana
Français	Anne
Deutsch	Hanna
Italiano	Anna
Ελληνικά	Άννα Ánna
العربية	حَنَّة ḥanna
עברית	חַנָּה khaná

name female given name

Español	Ana
한국어	한나 Hanna
日本語	ハナ, 花
中文	漢娜 /汉娜 Hànnà
हिन्दी	हैना hainā
Português	Hannah, Hanna, Ana
Deutsch	Hanna, Hannah
Ελληνικά	Χάνα Chána
Русский	Ха́нна Xánna, А́нна Ánna
العربية	هَانَا hānā
עברית	חַנָּה khaná

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@misc{hannah_2026,
  title = {Hannah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hannah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}