Hannah (given name)
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Hannah is a personal name, also spelt Hanna or Hana, deriving from the Hebrew language חַנָּה (Channah), meaning "He (God) has favoured me/favours me (i.e. with a child)." 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. Hanna is also a surname; see Hannah (surname). Ann (and Anne, Anna etc) are derived from Hannah.
With the given name Hannah:
- Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German philosopher
- Hannah Ayscough (1623–1679), mother of Sir Issac Newton
- Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671–1727), second wife of William Penn
- Hannah Chaplin (1865–1928), mother of Charlie Chaplin
- Hannah Cornett (1980–), American model and actress
- Hannah Cowley (1743–1809), American dramatist and poet
- Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), English cookbook writer
- Hannah Gordon (1941–), Scottish actress
- Hannah Harper (1982–), English pornographic actress
- Hannah Höch (1889–1978), German Dada artist
- Hannah Ild (1981–), Estonian singer
- Hannah More (1745–1833), English religious writer and philanthropist
- Hannah Peckham (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 (1981–) English singer and actress
- Hannah Stockbauer (1982–), German swimmer
- Hannah Storm (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 Taylor-Gordon (1987–) English actress, Anne Frank: The Whole Story
- Hannah Teter (1987–), American snowboarder
- 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 (1983–), American poet and actress, sister of Elijah Wood
- Hannah Tointon (1987–), British actress, and sister or Kara Tointon,known for her role as Katy Fox in Hollyoaks
With the given name Hanna:
- Hanna Fahl (1978–), Swedish music journalist and translator
- Hanna Holborn Gray (1930–), American historian and professor
- Hanna Karasiova (1978–), Belarusian archer
- Hanna Ljungberg (1979–), Swedish soccer player
- Hanna Newcombe (1922–), Canadian peace activist
- Hanna Pakarinen (1981–), Finnish pop singer
- Hanna Pérez Mosa (1985–), Mexican-American singer of the duo Ha*Ash
- Hanna Reitsch (1912–1979), German test pilot
- Hanna Schygulla (1948–), German actress and singer
- Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877–1946), Irish feminist, wife of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
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, character portrayed by Miley Cyrus on the television show Hannah Montana
