Hannah, also spelled Hanna, Hana, Hanah, 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'. Anne, Ana, Ann, and other variants of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew: Anna (Ἅννα)

Hannah
Samuel Dedicated by Hannah at the Temple by Frank W.W. Topham
GenderFemale
Language(s)Hebrew
Origin
MeaningFavour
Other names
Related names
  • Chana
  • Hana
  • Hanna
  • Hanah
  • Anne
  • Anna
  • Anku
  • Anke
  • Anka
  • Ana

The Phoenician (Punic) name Hannibal derives from the same Canaanite root and means "My grace is Baal".[1] In the Books of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible, Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel.


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  1. ^ Company, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing. "Appendix II - Semitic Roots". ahdictionary.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska – Website dedicated to the person of Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska". Retrieved 29 November 2021.