Hannah (name)
Hannah (Hebrew: חַנָּה, romanized: hannah) also spelt Hanna, Hana or Chana, is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the root ḥ-n-n, meaning "favour" or "grace"; A Dictionary of First Names attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'.
The name Hannah is of Hebrew origin but is a very popular name all over the UK and USA.[1] In Eritrea and Ethiopia, the name Hanna is spelled as "ሃና" (Tigrinya) or "ሀና" (Amharic).
Anne, Ann, and other forms of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew: Anna (romanization [transcription/transliteration] of Ἅννα [from Greek to Roman {Latin} letters]).
The Phoenician (Punic) name Hannibal derives from the same Canaanite root and means "My grace is Baal".[2]
In the Books of Samuel, Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel. Hannah was barren, so at temple she prayed that if God gave her a son, she would give him up to become a priest. After making this promise to the lord, she returned to her husband and conceived a son whom she named Samuel. When the child was weaned (around 3 years old), Hannah gave him to Eli to be raised as a priest. She went on to have 5 more children.
Hannah
People
- Hannah Adams (1755–1831), American author
- Hannah Aldworth (died 1778), English philanthropist
- Hannah Allen (1638–1668x1708), British writer
- Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German philosopher
- Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo (1915–2015), Nigerian businesswoman and politician
- Hannah Brown (born 1994), American television personality and model
- Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671–1727), second wife of William Penn
- Hannah Clarke (1988–2020), Australian murder victim
- Hannah Cowley (1743–1809), American dramatist and poet
- Hannah Dreier, American journalist
- Hannah Duston (1657–c. 1736), Indian fighter.
- Hannah Dakota Fanning (born 1994), American actress, known as Dakota Fanning
- Hannah Ferguson (born 1992), American model
- Hannah Foster (1985–2003), British murder victim
- Hannah Friedman (born 1986), American writer, director, and musician
- Hannah Gadsby (born 1978), Australian comedian
- Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), English cookbook writer
- Hannah Gordon (born 1941), Scottish actress
- Hannah Gross (born 1992), Canadian actress
- Hannah Flagg Gould (1789–1865), American poet
- Hannah Harper (born 1982), English pornographic actress
- Hannah Hart (born 1986), American internet personality, comedian, actress and author
- Hannah Hauxwell (born 1926), Yorkshire Dales farmer
- Hannah Höch (1889–1978), German Dada artist
- Hannah Hodson (born 1991), American actress, journalist
- Hannah Ild (born 1981), Estonian singer
- Hannah Kallem (1865–1937), Norwegian-born American army nurse
- Hannah T. King (1808–1886), British-American writer, pioneer
- Hannah Mancini (born 1980), American-Slovenian singer
- Hannah Marks (born 1993), American actress, writer
- Hannah More (1745–1833), English religious writer and philanthropist
- Hannah Peel (born 1984), Northern Irish musician
- Hannah Maynard Pickard (1812-1844), American school teacher, preceptress, author
- Hannah Pingree (born 1976), majority leader and Speaker of the House in the Maine House of Representatives
- Hannah Pritchard (1711–1768), English actress
- Hannah Reid (born 1989), English singer of London Grammar
- Hannah Rigby (c.1794–1853), Australian convict
- Hannah Robinson, British songwriter
- Hannah Semer (1925–2003), Israeli journalist
- Hannah Spearritt (born 1981), English singer and actress
- Hannah Stockbauer (born 1982), German swimmer
- Hannah Storm (born 1962), American co-host of The Early Show
- Hannah Szenes (1921–1944), Hungarian Jew arrested during the Second World War
- Hannah Tan (born 1981), Malaysian singer-songwriter
- Hannah Taylor-Gordon (born 1987) English actress, Anne Frank: The Whole Story
- Hannah Teter (born 1987), American snowboarder
- Hannah Tointon (born 1987), British actress
- Hannah Twynnoy (1669/70–1703), first British person killed by a tiger
- Hannah Tyrrell (born 1990), Irish rugby player
- Hannah Van Buren (1783–1819), wife of the 8th president of the US, Martin Van Buren
- Hannah Vogt (1910–1994), German historian
- Hannah Webster Foster (1758–1840), American novelist
- Hannah Weiner (1928–1997), American poet
- Hannah Whelan (born 1992), British gymnast
- Hannah Whitall Smith (1832–1911), American lay speaker and author during the Holiness movement
- Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), American painter, sculptor and photographer
- Hannah Wilson (born 1989), Hong Kong swimmer
- Hannah Wood (born 1983), American poet and actress
- Hannah, Australian pop singer
Biblical figures
- Hannah (biblical figure), the mother of Samuel from the Books of Samuel
- Saint Anne, mother of Mary, mother of Jesus
- Woman with seven sons, an unnamed Jewish martyr in 2 Maccabees, usually given the name Hannah
- Anna the Prophetess, a prophetess in the Gospel of Luke, spelled Hannah in some translations
Fictional characters
- Hanna (character), titular character in the film bearing her name and the TV series based on it. Portrayed by Saoirse Ronan (film) and Esme Creed-Miles (series)
- Hannah Abbott, character in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
- Hannah Annafellows, character in the 2010 Black Butler anime sequel. Voiced by Aya Hirano
- Hannah Ashworth, character portrayed by Emma Rigby on the English soap opera Hollyoaks
- Hannah Baker, a character in the novel and Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
- Hannah McKay, character portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski on the Showtime TV series Dexter
- Hannah Martin, character portrayed by Rebecca Ritters on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Hannah Montana, alter ego of Miley Cyrus' character Miley Stewart in the television show of the same name
- Hanna Marin, character from the TV and book series Pretty Little Liars and in the TV series is portrayed by Ashley Benson
- Hannah, a character in Barney & Friends, played by Marisa Kuers
- Hannah, a fictional video game character from Battlefield 4
- Hannah the Happily Ever After Fairy, a character from the Rainbow Magic book franchise
Hanna
People
- Hanna Alström (born 1981), Swedish actress
- Hanna Brooman (1809–1887), Swedish composer, translator and educator
- Hanna Fahl (born 1978), Swedish music journalist and translator
- Hanna Grönvall (1879–1953), Swedish politician
- Hanna Hammarström (1829–1909), Swedish inventor
- Hanna Hermansson (born 1989), Swedish runner
- Hanna Hipp, Polish lyric mezzo-soprano
- Hanna Holborn Gray (born 1930), American historian and professor
- Hanna Jaff (born 1986), American born Mexican-Kurd politician, philanthropist, human rights activist, and author
- Hanna Jaltner (born 1976), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
- Hanna Karasiova (born 1978), Belarusian archer
- Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko (born 1989), Israeli triple jumper and long jumper
- Hanna Lindberg (1865–1951), Swedish politician, first woman on a communal council (1910)
- Hanna Ljungberg (born 1979), Swedish soccer player
- Hanna Maron (1923-2014), Israeli actress
- Hanna Neumann (1914–1971), German-born mathematician
- Hanna Newcombe (1922-2011), Canadian peace activist
- Hanna Pakarinen (born 1981), Finnish pop singer
- Hanna van Recklinghausen (1332–?), Dutch banker
- Hanna Reitsch (1912–1979), German test pilot
- Hanna Rovina (1892–1980), Israeli actress and original "First Lady of Hebrew Theatre"
- Hanna Scheuring (born 1965), Swiss actress and theatre director
- Hanna Schygulla (born 1948), German actress and singer
- Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877–1946), Irish feminist, wife of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
- Hanna Suchocka (born 1946), Prime Minister of Poland from 1992–1993
- Hanna Styrell (1842–1904), Swedish actress
- Hanna Yablonska (1981–2011), Ukrainian playwright and poet
Fictional characters
- Hanna, titular character in the film bearing her name and the TV series based on it, portrayed by Saoirse Ronan (film) and Esme Creed-Miles (series)
References
- "Behind the Name hannah". behindthename.com. 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- Company, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing. "Appendix II - Semitic Roots". ahdictionary.com.
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