Hannah (name)
| Hannah | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Hana, Anna, Ana, Ann(e), Ona |
Hannah (Hebrew: חַנָּה), also spelled Hanna, Hana, or Chana, is a Hebrew 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 Hannah spelling of the name was taken up as a given name by the Puritans in the 16th and 17th centuries, and it has always been a common Jewish name.[1] Ann, Anne, Anna derive from Hannah through Latin. The Phoenician (Punic) name Hannibal derives from the same Canaanite root and means 'My grace is ba'al'.[2] Hannah is a palindrome.
In the Books of Samuel, Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel. Hannah was infertile, so at temple she prayed that if God gave her a son, she would give him up to become a priest. After many years of praying she was blessed with a son, and named him 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.[3] Hannah is also sometimes given as the name of the Woman with seven sons described in 2 Maccabees.
In 2014, the Social Security Administration ranked Hannah the 23rd most popular name for girls in the United States.[4]
People with the given name Hannah:
- Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German philosopher
- Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo (1915-2015), Nigerian businesswoman and politician
- Hanna Brooman (1809-1887), Swedish composer, translator and educator
- Hannah Callowhill Penn (1671–1727), second wife of William Penn
- Hannah Cowley (1743–1809), American dramatist and poet
- Hannah Dakota Fanning (born 1994), American actress, better known as Dakota Fanning
- Hannah Duston (1657 – c. 1736), Indian fighter.
- Hannah Friedman (born 1986), American writer, director, and musician
- Hannah Gadsby (born 1978), Australian comedian
- Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), English cookbook writer
- Hannah Gordon (born 1941), Scottish actress
- Hannah Harper (born 1982), English pornographic actress
- Hannah Hart (born 1986), American internet personality, comedian, actress and author
- Hannah Hauxwell (born 1926), Yorkshire Dales farmer
- Hannah Höch (1889–1978), German Dada artist
- Hannah Ild (born 1981), Estonian singer
- Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko (born 1989), Israeli triple jumper and long jumper
- Hannah Mancini (born 1980), American-Slovenian singer
- Hannah More (1745–1833), English religious writer and philanthropist
- Hannah Peel (born 1984), Northern Irish musician
- Hannah Peckham (born 1980), British game show host
- Hannah Pingree (born 1976), former majority leader and Speaker of the House in the Maine 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 Szenes (1921–1944), Hungarian Jew arrested during the Second World War
- Hannah Tan (born 1981), 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
- Hannah Twynnoy (1669/70-1703), first British person killed by a tiger
- Hannah Van Buren (1783–1819), wife of the 8th president of the United States, Martin Van Buren
- Hannah Vogt (1910–1994), German historian
- Hannah Webster Foster (1758–1840), American novelist
- Hannah Weiner (1928–1997), American poet
- Hannah Whelan (born 1992), British gymnast
- Hannah Whitall Smith (1832–1911), American lay speaker and author during the Holiness movement
- Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), American painter, sculptor and photographer
- Hannah Wilson (born 1989), Hong Kong Olympic swimmer.
- Hannah Wood (born 1983), American poet and actress, sister of Elijah Wood
- Hannah, Australian pop singer
People with the given name Hanna:
- Hanna Alström (born 1981), Swedish actress
- Hanna Fahl (born 1978), Swedish music journalist and translator
- Hanna Grönvall (1879–1953), Swedish politician
- Hanna Hammarström (1829–1909), Swedish inventor
- Hanna Holborn Gray (born 1930), American historian and professor
- Hanna Jaltner (born 1976), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
- Hanna Karasiova (born 1978), Belarusian archer
- Hanna Lindberg (1865-1951), Swedish politician, the first woman on a communal council (1910)
- Hanna Ljungberg (born 1979), Swedish soccer player
- Hanna Maron (born 1923), Israeli actress
- Hanna Newcombe (born 1922), Canadian peace activist
- Hanna Pakarinen (born 1981), Finnish pop singer
- Hanna van Recklinghausen (1332–?), Dutch banker
- Hanna Reitsch (1912–1979), German test pilot
- Hanna Rovina (1892–1980), Israeli actress and the original "First Lady of Hebrew Theatre"
- Hanna Scheuring (born 1965), Swiss actress and theatre director
- 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 1992–1993
- Hanna Styrell (1842–1904), Swedish actress
- Hanna Zemer (1925–2003), Israeli journalist
People 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 Annafellows, character in the 2010 Black Butler anime sequel. Voiced by Aya Hirano
- Hannah Ashworth, character portrayed by Emma Rigby on the English soap opera Hollyoaks
- Hannah McKay, character portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski on the Showtime TV series Dexter
- Hannah Martin, character portrayed by Rebecca Ritters on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Hannah Montana, alter ego of Miley Cyrus' character Miley Stewart in the television show of the same name
- Hanna Marin, character from the TV and book series Pretty Little Liars and in the TV series is portrayed by Ashley Benson
- Hannah Baker, character from Netflix series and novel 13 Reasons Why
Biblical characters:
- Hannah (biblical figure), a character from the Books of Samuel
- Saint Anne, mother of Mary, mother of Jesus
See also
References
- ↑ "Behind the Name: Jewish Names". behindthename.com. 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ↑ American Heritage Dictionary: Semitic Roots II
- ↑ 1 Samuel 1:2
- ↑ http://baby-names.familyeducation.com/name-meaning/hannah