Hannah (name)

Hannah
Samuel Dedicated by Hannah at the Temple by Frank W.W. Topham
GenderFemale
LanguageHebrew, Arabic, Aramaic
Origin
MeaningFavour
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Hannah, also spelled Hanna, Hana, Hanah, or Chana, is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin (Hebrew: חַנָּה, romanizedḤannāh). 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).

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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Hannah Helal (2000) Egyptian tour guide

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References

  1. ^ "Appendix II - Semitic Roots". American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.