Hannele

== Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed in early 20th century from German Hannele, a pet form of Johanna. The play Hannele by Gerhart Hauptmann was translated into Finnish in 1918. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑnːele/, [ˈhɑ̝nːe̞le̞] Rhymes: -ɑnːele Syllabification(key): Han‧ne‧le Hyphenation(key): Han‧ne‧le === Proper noun === Hannele a female given name 1918 Eino Kalima, Hannele, WSOY (translation of Gerhart Hauptmann's Hanneles Himmelfahrt), page 67: ==== Usage notes ==== Popular in Finland from the 1950s to the 1970s, particularly as a middle name. ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Hannele is the 174th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,775 female individuals (and as a middle name to 81,189 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.