Hannah (name)

This article is about the female name of Aramaic and Hebrew origin. For the male Arabic name, see Hanna (Arabic name).
Hannah
Samuel Dedicated by Hannah at the Temple by Frank W.W. Topham
GenderFemale
Language(s)Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic
Origin
MeaningFavour
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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".[1] In the Books of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible, Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel.

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References

  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.
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