Hannah (name)

Hannah is a personal name, also spelt Hanna, Hana , or Chana, deriving from the Hebrew language חַנָּה (Channah), meaning "He (God) has favoured me/favours me (i.e. with a child)." or "gracious". The name is biblical as it is the name of the mother of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:2), and their associated story is how the name gets its meaning. The 'Hannah' spelling of the name was taken up as a given name by the Puritans in the 16th and 17th centuries and has always been a common Jewish name. Hannah is also a surname; see Hannah (surname) . Ann (and Anne, Anna etc) are derived from Hannah. The name Hannah is a palindrome – a word or phrase that reads the same in both directions. The Punic name Hannibal derives, it is supposed, from the same root. With the given name Hannah : Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German philosopher Hannah Ayscough (1623–1679), mother of Sir Isaac Newton Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671–1727), second wife of William Penn Hannah Chaplin (1865–1928), mother of Charlie Chaplin Hannah Cornett (born 1980), American model and actress Hannah Cowley (1743–1809), American dramatist and poet Hannah Dakota Fanning American actress, better known as Dakota Fanning Hannah Duston (1657 – c. 1736) Indian figher. Hannah Friedman (born 1986), American writer, director, and musician Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), English cookbook writer Hannah Gordon (born 1941), Scottish actress Hannah Harper (born 1982), English pornographic actress Hannah Hauxwell (born 1926), Yorkshire Dales farmer Hannah Höch (1889–1978), German Dada artist Hannah Ild (born 1981), Estonian singer Hannah More (1745–1833), English religious writer and philanthropist Hannah Peckham (born 1980), British game show host Hannah Pingree , majority leader from Maine in the United States House of Representatives Hannah Pritchard (1711–1768), English actress Hannah Robinson , British songwriter 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 Sung , former MuchMusic VJ Hannah Szenes (1921–1944), Hungarian Jew arrested during the Second World War Hannah Tan , 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 who plays Katy Fox in Hollyoaks Hannah Van Buren (1783–1819), wife of the 8th president of the United States, Martin Van Buren Hannah Webster Foster (1758–1840), American novelist Hannah Weiner (1928–1997), American poet Hannah Whitall Smith (1832–1911), American lay speaker and author during the Holiness movement Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), American painter, sculptor and photographer Hannah Wood (born 1983), American poet and actress, sister of Elijah Wood Hannah (singer) , Australian pop singer With the given name Hanna : Hanna Fahl (born 1978), Swedish music journalist and translator Hanna Holborn Gray (born 1930), American historian and professor Hanna Jaltner (born 1976), Swedish breaststroke swimmer Hanna Karasiova (born 1978), Belarusian archer Hanna Ljungberg (born 1979), Swedish soccer player Hanna Newcombe (born 1922), Canadian peace activist Hanna Pakarinen (born 1981), Finnish pop singer Hanna Nicole Pérez Mosa (born 1985), Mexican-American singer of the duo Ha*Ash Hanna Reitsch (1912–1979), German test pilot Hanna Rovina , Israeli actress 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 With the given name Chana : Chana Orloff (1888–1968), Ukraine-born sculptor Fictional characters: Hannah Abbott , character in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Hannah Ashworth , character portrayed by Emma Rigby on the English soap opera Hollyoaks Hannah Martin , character portrayed by Rebecca Ritters on the Australian soap opera Neighbours Hannah Montana , alter ego of Miley Cyrus' character in the television show of the same name Biblical characters: Hannah (Bible) , a character from the Books of Samuel Saint Anne or Hannah, the mother of Mary, mother of Jesus

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 (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. 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 ". 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 (around 3 years old ), Hannah gave him to Eli to be raised as a priest. She went on to have 5 more children.

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 ( 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 ". In the Books of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible, Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel .

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