Names related to Hanna: Hana, Hannah, Johanna
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Hanna

Pronunciation: HA-nə, HAH-nə (key)

Origin of the name Hanna:

Derived from the Hebrew hannāh, chaanach (gracious, full of grace, mercy). The name, borne in the Bible by the mother of the prophet Samuel, received a boost in popularity by the Puritans, who favored Bible names.

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Hannah Arendt, German-Jewish political theorist
Hannah Gordon, Scottish actress
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