Hannah (name)
Hannah also spelt Hanna, Hana or Chana, is a feminine given name. 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 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.
Anne, Ann, and other forms of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew: Anna.
The Phoenician name Hannibal derives from the same Canaanite root and means "My grace is Baal".
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 who she named Samuel. When the child was weaned, Hannah gave him to Eli to be raised as a priest. She went on to have 5 more children.
Hannah
People
- Hannah Adams, American author
- Hannah Aldworth, English philanthropist
- Hannah Allen, British writer
- Hannah Arendt, German philosopher
- Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, Nigerian businesswoman and politician
- Hannah Brown, American television personality and model
- Hannah Callowhill Penn, second wife of William Penn
- Hannah Clarke, Australian murder victim
- Hannah Cowley, American dramatist and poet
- Hannah Dreier, American journalist
- Hannah Duston, Indian fighter.
- Hannah Dakota Fanning, American actress, known as Dakota Fanning
- Hannah Foster, British murder victim
- Hannah Friedman, American writer, director, and musician
- Hannah Gadsby, Australian comedian
- Hannah Glasse, English cookbook writer
- Hannah Gordon, Scottish actress
- Hannah Gross, Canadian actress
- Hannah Flagg Gould, American poet
- Hannah Harper, English pornographic actress
- Hannah Hart, American internet personality, comedian, actress and author
- Hannah Hauxwell, Yorkshire Dales farmer
- Hannah Höch, German Dada artist
- Hannah Hodson, American actress, journalist
- Hannah Ild, Estonian singer
- Hannah Kallem, Norwegian-born American army nurse
- Hannah T. King, British-American writer, pioneer
- Hannah Mancini, American-Slovenian singer
- Hannah Marks, American actress, writer
- Hannah More, English religious writer and philanthropist
- Hannah Peel, Northern Irish musician
- Hannah Pingree, majority leader and Speaker of the House in the Maine House of Representatives
- Hannah Pritchard, English actress
- Hannah Reid, English singer of London Grammar
- Hannah Rigby, Australian convict
- Hannah Robinson, British songwriter
- Hannah Semer, Israeli journalist
- Hannah Spearritt, English singer and actress
- Hannah Stockbauer, German swimmer
- Hannah Storm, American co-host of The Early Show
- Hannah Szenes, Hungarian Jew arrested during the Second World War
- Hannah Tan, Malaysian singer-songwriter
- Hannah Taylor-Gordon English actress, Anne Frank: The Whole Story
- Hannah Teter, American snowboarder
- Hannah Tointon, British actress
- Hannah Twynnoy, first British person killed by a tiger
- Hannah Tyrrell, Irish rugby player
- Hannah Van Buren, wife of the 8th president of the US, Martin Van Buren
- Hannah Vogt, German historian
- Hannah Webster Foster, American novelist
- Hannah Weiner, American poet
- Hannah Whelan, British gymnast
- Hannah Whitall Smith, American lay speaker and author during the Holiness movement
- Hannah Wilke, American painter, sculptor and photographer
- Hannah Wilson, Hong Kong swimmer
- Hannah Wood, American poet and actress
- Hannah, Australian pop singer
Biblical figures
- Hannah, 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, titular character in the film bearing her name and the TV series based on it. Portrayed by Saoirse Ronan and Esme Creed-Miles
- 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, Swedish actress
- Hanna Brooman, Swedish composer, translator and educator
- Hanna Fahl, Swedish music journalist and translator
- Hanna Grönvall, Swedish politician
- Hanna Hammarström, Swedish inventor
- Hanna Hermansson, Swedish runner
- Hanna Hipp, Polish lyric mezzo-soprano
- Hanna Holborn Gray, American historian and professor
- Hanna Jaff, American born Mexican-Kurd politician, philanthropist, human rights activist, and author
- Hanna Jaltner, Swedish breaststroke swimmer
- Hanna Karasiova, Belarusian archer
- Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko, Israeli triple jumper and long jumper
- Hanna Lindberg, Swedish politician, first woman on a communal council
- Hanna Ljungberg, Swedish soccer player
- Hanna Maron, Israeli actress
- Hanna Neumann, German-born mathematician
- Hanna Newcombe, Canadian peace activist
- Hanna Pakarinen, Finnish pop singer
- Hanna van Recklinghausen, Dutch banker
- Hanna Reitsch, German test pilot
- Hanna Rovina, Israeli actress and original "First Lady of Hebrew Theatre"
- Hanna Scheuring, Swiss actress and theatre director
- Hanna Schygulla, German actress and singer
- Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, Irish feminist, wife of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
- Hanna Suchocka, Prime Minister of Poland from 1992–1993
- Hanna Styrell, Swedish actress
- Hanna Yablonska, 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 and Esme Creed-Miles
- Hanna Prates, character from Versus