Hannah

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhænə/ Rhymes: -ænə === Etymology 1 === From previous romanizations of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a Wren with the Royal Marines, after Hannah Snell (1723–1792) who disguised herself as a man to serve in the British military. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Anna, and Ana. ==== Proper noun ==== Hannah (countable and uncountable, plural Hannahs) (biblical) Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament. A female given name from Hebrew. A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname: An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Georgia. A small town in Mayfield Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. A minor city in Cavalier County, North Dakota. An unincorporated community in Florence County, South Carolina. A hamlet in Hannah cum Hagnaby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5079). ===== Alternative forms ===== Hanna ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Chinese: 漢娜 / 汉娜 (Hànnà) (transliteration) ⇒ Danish: Hannah ⇒ Norwegian: Hannah → Portuguese: Hanna ⇒ Swedish: Hannah→ Chinese: 漢娜 / 汉娜 (Hànnà) (transliteration) → Tagalog: Hannah ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Hannah (plural Hannahs) A Wren serving with the Royal Marines. === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Hannah An Irish and Scottish surname, a variant of Hanna. == Danish == === Etymology === From English Hannah, used as a modern spelling variant of the biblical Danish Hanna. === Proper noun === Hannah a female given name === References === [1] Danskernes Navne: ca. 1675 females with the given name Hannah, compared to ca. 2912 named Hanna, have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005. Accessed on March 20th, 2011. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɑ.naː/ Hyphenation: Han‧nah === Proper noun === Hannah f alternative spelling of Hanna == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Hannah a female given name from Biblical Hebrew, variant of Hanna ==== Descendants ==== → Chinese: 漢娜 / 汉娜 (Hànnà) (transliteration) == Norwegian == === Etymology === From English Hannah, used as a modern spelling variant of the biblical Norwegian Hanna. === Proper noun === Hannah a female given name === References === [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 2668 females with the given name Hannah, compared to 6014 named Hanna, alive in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011. == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Hannah f a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah, alternative form of Hanna == Swedish == === Etymology === From English Hannah, used as a modern spelling variant of the biblical Swedish Hanna. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Hannah c (genitive Hannahs) a female given name ==== Descendants ==== → Chinese: 漢娜 / 汉娜 (Hànnà) (transliteration) === References === [3] Statistiska centralbyrån: 4631 females with the given name Hannah, compared to 48 279 named Hanna, alive in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th, 2011. == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Hannah. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhana/ [ˈhaː.n̪ɐ] Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: Ha‧nnah === Proper noun === Hannah (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜈ) a female given name from English