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 Special Area No. 2, Alberta, Canada. A village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana. A town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma. An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia. A town in Carbon County, Wyoming. === Etymology 2 === From anglicization of Irish Ó hAnnaidh (“descendant of Annadh”), from annadh (“delay”). 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: A township and census-designated place therein, in LaPorte County, Indiana; named for a state judge. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota. An unincorporated community on Ute land in Duchesne County, Utah. A ghost town in Pulaski County, 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 Hanna's son: Honnuson or Hannuson Hanna's daughter: Honnudóttir or Hannudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ, literally “grace”). === 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. === References === === 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): [ˈhan(ː)a] Rhymes: -anːa Homophone: hanna === Proper noun === Hanna f (proper noun, genitive singular Hönnu) a female given name; Hannah ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === Hannah, Hanne (the last also independently a short form of Johanne) === Etymology === Either ultimately from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (“grace, favour”), from the root חָנַן (“to be gracious”), or a short form of Johanna. The latter origin has historically been the more important in Norway. Johanna continues Latin Iohanna, the feminine form of Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (“Yahweh is gracious”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Hanna, Danish Hanna, Swedish Hanna, Icelandic Hanna and English Hannah. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhanːa/ Rhymes: -anːa Hyphenation: Han‧na === Proper noun === Hanna (biblical) Hannah, the mother of Samuel in the Bible a female given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Hannah a diminutive of the female given name Johanna, from Latin [in turn from Koine Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Hannah ==== Usage notes ==== The Norwegian name day for Hanna is 5 January. In Norway, the name peaked in popularity in 1865–1874 and again in 2000–2004; it ranked sixth among girls' names in 1870–1874. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to Statistics Norway, 6,650 women in Norway had Hanna as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025. === References === “Hanna” in Store norske leksikon. “Hanna” in Store norske leksikon. === Anagrams === Hanan == 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[1] (in Polish) == 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 [2] 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.