Hannah ( he, חַנָּה, hannah) also spelled Hanna, Hana or Chana, is a feminine

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of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the

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''ḥ-n-n'', meaning "favour" or "grace"; ''

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'' 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 Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

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derives from the same Canaanite

and means "My grace is

Baal Baal (), or Baal,; phn, , baʿl; hbo, , baʿal, ). ( ''baʿal'') was a title and honorific meaning "owner", "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people, it came to be applied t ...

". In the

Books of Samuel The Book of Samuel (, ''Sefer Shmuel'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Samuel) in the Old Testament. The book is part of the narrative history of Ancient Israel called the Deuteronomistic history, a series of books ( Jo ...

of the Hebrew Bible, Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel.

Hannah

People

* Hannah Adams (1755–1831), American author * Hannah Aldworth (died 1778), English philanthropist * Hannah Allen (1638–1668x1708), British writer *

Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt (, , ; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a political philosopher, author, and Holocaust survivor. She is widely considered to be one of the most influential political theorists of the 20th century. Arendt was born ...

(1906–1975), German philosopher *

Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo Chief Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo (; 25 November 1915 – 19 September 2015), popularly known as HID, was a Nigerian businesswoman and politician. Biography Born to a modest family in the small Ikenne community of Ogun State in Nigeria, she a ...

(1915–2015), Nigerian businesswoman and politician *

Hannah Brier Hannah Brier (born 3 February 1998) is a British sprinter who won the 200 metres event at the 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships. She competed at the 2014 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. Career Brier trains at Swansea Harriers Athlet ...

(born 1998), British sprinter *

Hannah Brown Hannah Kelsey Brown (born September 24, 1994) is an American television personality and former beauty pageant titleholder. She starred as the lead in season 15 of '' The Bachelorette''. Brown had previously placed in the top seven in season 23 ...

(born 1994), American television personality and model *

Hannah Callowhill Penn Hannah Margaret Penn ( Callowhill; 11 February 1671 – 20 December 1726) was an Anglo-American governor. The second wife of Pennsylvania founder William Penn, she effectively administered the Province of Pennsylvania for six years after he ...

(1671–1727), second wife of William Penn *

Hannah Clarke Hannah Clarke (formerly Baxter; 8 September 1988 – 19 February 2020) was an Australian woman who was fatally burned in a petrol fire in her car, along with her three children, in a quadruple murder–suicide by her estranged husband, Rowan Bax ...

(1988–2020), Australian sportsperson and murder victim * Hannah Cowley (1743–1809), American dramatist and poet * Hannah Dodd (born 1995), English actress *

Hannah Dreier Hannah Dreier is an American journalist. She is a ''New York Times'' reporter who specializes in narrative features and investigations. She previously worked at ProPublica, where she was the recipient of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writin ...

, American journalist * Hannah Duston (1657–c. 1736), Indian fighter * Hannah Dakota Fanning (born 1994), American actress, known as Dakota Fanning * Hannah Ferguson (born 1992), American model * Hannah Foster (1985–2003), British murder victim * Hannah Friedman (born 1986), American writer, director, and musician *

Hannah Gadsby Hannah Gadsby (born 1978) is an Australian comedian, writer, and actress. She began her career in Australia after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006. In 2018, her show '' Nanette'' on Netflix won ...

(born 1978), Australian comedian *

Hannah Glasse Hannah Glasse (; March 1708 – 1 September 1770) was an English cookery writer of the 18th century. Her first cookery book, ''The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy'', published in 1747, became the best-selling recipe book that century. It w ...

(1708–1770), English cookbook writer * Hannah Gordon (born 1941), Scottish actress * Hannah Gross (born 1992), Canadian actress * Hannah Flagg Gould (1789–1865), American poet * Hannah Harper (born 1982), English pornographic actress * Hannah Hart (born 1986), American internet personality, comedian, actress and author *

Hannah Hauxwell Hannah Hauxwell (1 August 192630 January 2018) was an English farmer who was the subject of several television documentaries. She first came to public attention after being covered in an ITV documentary, ''Too Long a Winter'', made by Yorkshire T ...

(1926-2018), Yorkshire Dales farmer * Hannah Höch (1889–1978), German Dada artist * Hannah Hodson (born 1991), American actress, journalist * Hannah Ild (born 1981), Estonian singer * Hannah Kallem (1865–1937), Norwegian-born American army nurse *

Hannah T. King Hannah T. King (, Tapfield; 16 March 1808 – 25 September 1886) was a 19th-century British-born American writer and pioneer. Converting to Mormonism while in England, her family emigrated to the American state of Utah in 1853 where she became ...

(1808–1886), British-American writer, pioneer *

Hannah Lowe Hannah Lowe (born 1976) is a British writer, known for her collection of poetry ''Chick'' (2013) and family memoir ''Long Time, No See'' (2015) and her research into the historicising of the Empire ''Windrush'' and postwar Caribbean migration to ...

(born 1976), British writer * Hannah Lyman (1816–1871), American educator, biographer *

Hannah Mancini Hannah Leah Mancini (born 22 January 1980), also known as Stella Mercury or simply Hannah, is an American singer and songwriter who works and lives in Slovenia. She has been heavily involved in dance, nu disco and electronic scenes there and wo ...

(born 1980), American-Slovenian singer * Hannah Marks (born 1993), American actress, writer *

Hannah Miley Hannah Louise Miley (born 8 August 1989) is a Scottish former competitive swimmer who specialised in the Individual Medley. Miley trained when she was younger at Inverurie Swimming Centre. She has represented Great Britain at three Olympic G ...

(born 1989), Scottish swimmer *

Hannah More Hannah More (2 February 1745 – 7 September 1833) was an English religious writer, philanthropist, poet and playwright in the circle of Johnson, Reynolds and Garrick, who wrote on moral and religious subjects. Born in Bristol, she taught at a ...

(1745–1833), English religious writer and philanthropist * Hannah Peel (born 1984), Northern Irish musician * Hannah Maynard Pickard (1812–1844), American school teacher, preceptress, author * Hannah Pingree (born 1976), majority leader and Speaker of the House in the

Maine House of Representatives The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 voting members and three nonvoting members. The voting members represent an equal number of districts across the state and are elected via ...

Hannah Pritchard Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan, 1711–1768) was an English actress who regularly played opposite David Garrick. She performed many significant Shakespearean roles and created on stage many important female roles by contemporary playwrights. Lif ...

(1711–1768), English actress *

Hannah Reid Hannah Felicity May Reid (born 30 December 1989) is the English lead singer, keyboardist and songwriter of the indie pop band London Grammar. Biography Reid grew up in Acton, and went to school in West London. She received vocal training, and wa ...

(born 1989), English singer of London Grammar *

Hannah Rigby Hannah Rigby ( – 10 October 1853) was an Australian convict who was notable for serving three separate sentences of transportation. By remaining in Brisbane when the penal settlement closed in 1839, she became one of the first permanent settler ...

(c.1794–1853), Australian convict *

Hannah Robinson Hannah Robinson (born in Derbyshire) is a British songwriter. Her best-known compositions include Rachel Stevens's UK No. 2 hit "Some Girls", Ladyhawke's " My Delirium" and Annie's "Chewing Gum". Robinson began her career as a vocalist and in ...

, British songwriter * Hannah Rueben (born 1994), Nigerian wrestler *

Hannah Semer Hannah Semer ( he, חנה זמר, October 2, 1924 – March 6, 2003) was an Israeli journalist. She was Editor in Chief of ''Davar'' from 1970 until 1990, the first female editor in chief of a major Israeli daily newspaper. Biography Hannah Habe ...

(1925–2003), Israeli journalist * Hannah Spearritt (born 1981), English singer and actress *

Hannah Stockbauer Hannah Stockbauer (; born 7 January 1982) is a World Champion, Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Germany. In 2003, she was named the female World Swimmer of the Year by ''Swimming World Magazine'', following her winning the 400, ...

(born 1982), German swimmer *

Hannah Stocking Hannah Stocking-Siagkris (born February 4, 1992) is an American comedian and internet personality who first gained recognition from the social media platform Vine. She later became known for her comedy videos on YouTube.

(born 1992), American internet personality, model and actress *

Hannah Storm Hannah Lynn Storen Hicks (born June 13, 1962), known professionally as Hannah Storm, is an American television sports journalist, serving as the anchor of ESPN's '' SportsCenter'' Face to Face. She was also host of the '' NBA Countdown'' pregame ...

(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 Hannah Taylor-Gordon (born March 6, 1987) is a retired English actress. She made her film debut in the 1993 film ''The House of the Spirits''. She is best known for her role as Anne Frank in the TV miniseries '' Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' f ...

(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 Tyrrell Hannah Tyrrell is an Ireland women's rugby union international. Tyrrell represented Ireland at the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was also a member of the Ireland team that won the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship. Tyrrell is also an I ...

(born 1990), Irish rugby player * Hannah Van Buren (1783–1819), wife of the 8th president of the US, Martin Van Buren *

Hannah van der Westhuysen Hannah Jo van der Westhuysen (; born 26 August 1995) is an English actress. They began their career as a child actor on the CITV series '' The Fugitives''. From 2021 to 2022, they played Stella in the Netflix series '' Fate: The Winx Saga''. Ea ...

(born 1995), British actress * Hannah Vogt (1910–1994), German historian * Hannah Waddingham (born 1974), English actress *

Hannah Webster Foster Hannah Webster Foster (September 10, 1758/59 – April 17, 1840) was an American novelist. Her epistolary novel, '' The Coquette; or, The History of Eliza Wharton'', was published anonymously in 1797. Although it sold well in the 1790s, it was no ...

(1758–1840), American novelist *

Hannah Weiner Hannah Adelle Weiner (née Finegold) (November 4, 1928 – September 11, 1997) was an American poet who is often grouped with the ''Language poets'' because of the prominent place she assumed in the poetics of that group. Early life and writing ...

(1928–1997), American poet *

Hannah Whelan Hannah Kate Whelan (born 1 July 1992) is a retired British artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Whelan won three European Championships medals and four British senior national titles, and was th ...

(born 1992), British gymnast *

Hannah Whitall Smith Hannah Tatum Whitall Smith (February 7, 1832 – May 1, 1911) was a lay speaker and author in the Holiness movement in the United States and the Higher Life movement in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She was also active in ...

(1832–1911), American lay speaker and author during the Holiness movement * Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), American painter, sculptor and photographer *

Hannah Wilson Hannah Jane Arnett Wilson (; born 10 March 1989) is a Hong Kong retired amateur swimmer. She is a three-time Olympic swimmer for Hong Kong, having swum at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and 2012 Summer Olymp ...

(born 1989), Hong Kong swimmer *

Hannah Witton Hannah Lisa Witton (born 19 February 1992) is an English-German YouTuber, broadcaster, and author. Witton creates video blogs and informational content which is mostly based around relationships, sex and sexual health; liberation and welfare is ...

(born 1992), English YouTuber and writer * Hannah Wood (born 1983), American poet and actress * Hannah P. Yang, American cancer epidemiologist * Hannah, Australian pop singer

Biblical figures

Hannah (biblical figure) Hannah or Hanna may refer to: People, biblical figures, and fictional characters * Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin * Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin * Hanna (Irish surname), a fa ...

, the mother of Samuel from the Books of Samuel *

Saint Anne According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come o ...

, mother of Mary, mother of Jesus * Woman with seven sons, an unnamed Jewish martyr in 2 Maccabees, usually given the name Hannah * Anna the Prophetess, a prophetess in the Gospel of Luke, spelled Hannah in some translations

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 Baker Hannah Baker (August 28, 1990 or 2000 - October 9, 2007 or 2017) is a fictional character created by American author Jay Asher. She is the subject of his 2007 young adult fiction mystery novel '' Thirteen Reasons Why'', which was adopted by the ...

, a character in the novel and Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why'' * Hannah McKay, character portrayed by Yvonne Strahovski on the Showtime TV series ''Dexter'' *

Hannah Martin Hannah Martin is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Rebecca Ritters. She made her first on-screen appearance on 20 July 1992. Hannah is the only child of Philip and Julie Martin and the younger sister ...

, character portrayed by Rebecca Ritters on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *

Hannah Montana ''Hannah Montana'' is an American teen sitcom created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll and Barry O'Brien that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between March2006 and January2011. The series centers on Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus), a t ...

, alter ego of Miley Cyrus' character

Miley Stewart Miley Ray Stewart is the fictional main character in the Disney Channel television series ''Hannah Montana'', portrayed by Miley Cyrus. She first appeared on television in the pilot episode "Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?" on March 24, 2 ...

in the television show of the same name * Hannah Whitehouse, co-protagonist of the Toei anime ''Futari wa Pretty Cure'' (originally named Honoka Yukishiro)

Hanna

People

* Hanna Abu-Hanna (1928–2022), Arab poet, writer and researcher * Hanna Alström (born 1981), Swedish actress *

Hanna Arsenych-Baran Hanna Vasylivna Arsenych-Baran ( uk, Баран Ганна Василівна; 26 June 1970 – 1 April 2021) was a Ukrainian novelist, poet, school teacher and writer of prose. She was the author of more than a hundred textbooks on the Ukrainian ...

(1970–2021), Ukrainian writer of prose, novels and poetry * Hanna Brooman (1809–1887), Swedish composer, translator and educator * Hanna Fahl (born 1978), Swedish music journalist and translator *

Hanna Granfelt Hanna Lilian Granfelt (2 June 1884 — 3 November 1952) was a Finnish operatic soprano and a leading singer of the early 20th century Finland, admired by the likes of Jean Sibelius and Richard Strauss. Early life and education Hanna Granfelt ...

(1884–1952), Finnish opera singer * Hanna Grönvall (1879–1953), Swedish politician * Hanna Hammarström (1829–1909), Swedish inventor * Hanna Hermansson (born 1989), Swedish runner * Hanna Hipp, Polish lyric mezzo-soprano * Hanna Holborn Gray (born 1930), American historian and professor *

Hanna Jaff Hanna Jazmin Jaff Bosdet (born November 4, 1986) is an American-born Mexican television personality who runs the non-profit Jaff Foundation for Education. She has appeared in various media outlets and was part of the television series ''Made in ...

(born 1986), American born Mexican-Kurd politician, philanthropist, human rights activist, and author * Hanna Jaltner (born 1976), Swedish breaststroke swimmer * Hanna Karasiova (born 1978), Belarusian archer * Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko (born 1989), Israeli triple jumper and long jumper *

Hanna Lindberg Hanna Lindberg (28 August 1865 – 2 January 1951) was a Swedish municipal politician (liberal), feminist and milliner. She was the first woman in the Örebro city municipal council. Alongside the other women elected into various mun ...

(1865–1951), Swedish politician, first woman on a communal council (1910) * Hanna Ljungberg (born 1979), Swedish soccer player * Hanna Maron (1923–2014), Israeli actress *

Hanna Neumann Johanna (Hanna) Neumann (née von Caemmerer; 12 February 1914 – 14 November 1971) was a German-born mathematician who worked on group theory. Biography Neumann was born on 12 February 1914 in Lankwitz, Steglitz-Zehlendorf (today a distr ...

(1914–1971), German-born mathematician * Hanna Newcombe (1922–2011), Canadian peace activist *

Hanna Pakarinen Hanna Helena Pakarinen (born 17 April 1981) is a Finnish pop and pop-rock singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first series of the Finnish singing competition '' Idols'' in 2004. Since then she has represented Finland in the Eurovision S ...

(born 1981), Finnish pop singer *

Hanna van Recklinghausen Hanna van Recklinghausen (1332 – after 1349), was a banker in Lochem in the Netherlands. She is the earliest woman merchant known by name in the Netherlands. She was the daughter of the Jewish Court Jew banker Godschalk from Recklinghausen in ...

(1332–?), Dutch banker * Hanna Reitsch (1912–1979), German test pilot * Hanna Rieber (1927–2014), Romanian-born Israeli actress * Hanna Rovina (1892–1980), Israeli actress and original "First Lady of Hebrew Theatre" * Hanna Scheuring (born 1965), Swiss actress and theatre director *

Hanna Schygulla Hanna Schygulla (; born 25 December 1943) is a German actress and chanson singer associated with the theater and film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She first worked for Fassbinder in 1965 and became an active participant in the New German ...

(born 1943), German actress and singer * Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877–1946), Irish feminist, wife of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington *

Hanna Suchocka Hanna Stanisława Suchocka (; born 3 April 1946) is a Polish political figure, lawyer, professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Chair of the Constitutional Law Department, former First Vice-President and Honorary President of the V ...

(born 1946), Prime Minister of Poland from 1992–1993 *

Hanna Stadnik Hanna Stadnik (23 February 1929 – 1 December 2020) was a Polish social worker, women's rights activist, and veteran of the Polish resistance movement in World War II. In 1944, at the age of 15-years old, Stadnik participated in the Warsaw Uprisi ...

(1929–2020), Polish activist * Hanna Styrell (1842–1904), Swedish actress *

Hanna Yablonska Hanna Hryhorivna Mashutina ( ua, Га́нна Григо́рівна Машу́тіна; July 20, 1981 – January 24, 2011), known under her pseudonyms Anna Yablonskaya (russian: А́нна Ябло́нская) or Hanna Yablonska ( ua, Га́н ...

(1981–2011), Ukrainian playwright and poet

Saint and Blessed

Hanna Helena Chrzanowska Hanna (Hannah) Helena (Helen) Chrzanowska (7 October 1902 – 29 April 1973) was a Polish Roman Catholic who served as a nurse and was also a Benedictine oblate. Chrzanowska worked as a nurse during World War II when the Nazi regime targeted ...

(1902–1973), nurse and professed member of the Benedictine oblates

Fictional characters

* Hanna (character), titular character in the film bearing her name and the TV series based on it. Portrayed by Saoirse Ronan (film) and Esmé Creed-Miles (series) * Hanna Marin, character from the TV and book series ''Pretty Little Liars'' and in the TV series is portrayed by

Ashley Benson Ashley Victoria Benson (born December 18, 1989) is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her role as Hanna Marin in the teen mystery-drama series ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017). Benson has starred in films, including ' ...

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