Hanna

== English == === Etymology 1 === Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers. As a Polish village, named for the queen Anna Jagiellon. ==== Proper noun ==== Hanna (countable and uncountable, plural Hannas) (uncommon) A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah. (rare) A surname originating as a matronymic based on Hannah. A town in Alberta, Canada. A village in Poland. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Louisiana. A town in Oklahoma. An unincorporated community in West Virginia. A town in Wyoming. === Etymology 2 === From anglicization of Irish Ó hAnnaigh (“descendant of Annadh”) under influence from Hanna and Hannah. As a ghost town in Missouri and unincorporated community in South Dakota, named for Ohio senator Mark Hanna. As an unincorporated community on Ute land in Utah, named for postmaster William P. Hanna. ==== Proper noun ==== Hanna An Irish and Scottish surname from Irish. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in LaPorte County, Indiana; named for a state judge. An unincorporated community in South Dakota. An unincorporated community on Ute land in Utah. A ghost town in Missouri. ===== Alternative forms ===== (surname): Hannah, Hannay, Hanney === Anagrams === Hanan == Danish == === Proper noun === Hanna (biblical) Hannah. a diminutive of the female given name Johanna, equivalent to English Hannah (and sometimes spelled thus) == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Hannah === Etymology === Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɑ.naː/ Hyphenation: Han‧na === Proper noun === Hanna f Hannah (Biblical character) a female given name ==== Descendants ==== → Chinese: 漢娜 / 汉娜 (Hànnà) (transliteration) == Estonian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑnːɑ/, [ˈ(h)ɑnːɑ] === Proper noun === Hanna Hannah (biblical character) Anna (biblical prophetess) a female given name of biblical origin, also short form of Johanna == Faroese == === Proper noun === Hanna a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics son of Hanna: Honnuson or Hannuson daughter of Hanna: Honnudóttir or Hannudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑnːɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝nːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ Syllabification(key): Han‧na Hyphenation(key): Han‧na === Proper noun === Hanna a female given name from Biblical Hebrew, also a short form of Johanna Hannah (mother of Samuel) Anna (biblical prophetess) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Anna (and its variants) Johanna (and its variants) ==== Statistics ==== Hanna is the 18th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 20,982 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,018 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 8 male individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Anagrams === hanan, nahan == German == === Alternative forms === Hannah === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhana] Hyphenation: Han‧na === Proper noun === Hanna Hannah (biblical character) Anna (biblical prophetess) a diminutive of the female given name Johanna, equivalent to English Hannah; variant form Hannah == Hungarian == === Etymology === Apheretic form of Johanna. Alternatively, from Hebrew חַנָּה, compare English Hannah. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhɒnːɒ] Hyphenation: Han‧na Rhymes: -nɒ === Proper noun === Hanna a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Hannácska (diminutive) ==== Descendants ==== → Chinese: 漢娜 / 汉娜 (Hànnà) (transliteration) == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhanːa/ Rhymes: -anːa Homophone: hanna === Proper noun === Hanna f (proper noun, genitive singular Hönnu) a female given name; Hannah ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Hanna Hannah (biblical character) a diminutive of the female given name Johanna, equivalent to English Hannah (and sometimes spelled thus) == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ). Doublet of Anna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxan.na/ Rhymes: -anna Syllabification: Han‧na === Proper noun === Hanna f (diminutive Hania or Hanka) a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Hannah ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Chinese: 漢娜 / 汉娜 (Hànnà) (transliteration) === Proper noun === Hanna f (related adjective hanieński or hański, demonym hanianin, female demonym hanianka) Hanna (a village in the Gmina of Hanna, Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Hanna in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Hannah === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Hannah, from Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ). Doublet of Ana and Ane. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Hanna f a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Hannah (as a given name of biblical origin) === Etymology === As a given name, often shortened from Johanna, also derived from the biblical character(s). First recorded in Sweden in 1583. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Hanna c (genitive Hannas) Hannah (biblical character) Anna (biblical prophetess) a female given name === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 48 279 females with the given name Hanna (compared to 4 631 named Hannah) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.