Hannah Name Meaning & Origin
Hannah
Origin of the name Hannah:
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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- Comments and insights on the name Hannah
Hannah is a classic, beautiful, delightful name for a baby girl. Pronounced Ha-nuh.
I've always liked this name. A good sibling name is Leah.
my name is hailey Hannah. for sibling names my sisters is Karley Elizabeth and my brothers is gofuckyourself
- Personal experiences with the name Hannah
A great friend of mine's name is Hannah. I have known her for years upon years. She is beautiful, smart, strong, and very, very serious at times. Other times, she just wants to have fun and be loud. ...She can also be extremely creepy. But I don't mind. I love her very, very much and her name is gorgeous. This name is a great pick. :) :) :) :) <3
my name is Hannah rose and I hate the nickname Hannah banana it is the whole reason why I don't like bananas. I have had some strange nicknames like Cyrus and Hannah moncolorado which I don't mind. I like the meaning it's just I don't like how conmen it is, I recently went to a camp where there were 5 Hannah's and 3 Anna's it got real confusing real quick, I like names like Wreh, Bianca, Hartley ect.
Back in the 60's when I was a sweet young thing, Hannah was not popular. People used to say "I'm going to do this or that, so help me Hannah!" or "Look at horny Hannah over there!" I was surprised when Hannah became popular, I always thought it was so old-fashioned.
my name is hailey Hannah. and I absolutely hate Hannah. yes its pretty and blah blah blah. its overused I normally go by my first name but around my moms side of the family its hailey Hannah or just Hannah. ive aways thought it was ugly especially when I got the nickname hanner I used to cry at it ( like 5 years old range) now I just accept and answer to it, but this is my opinion to my name.
I have a wonderful friend named Hanna and a beautiful cousin named Hannah. They are both beautiful girls and I love them! Hanna is a beautiful name!
- Nicknames for Hannah
Han, Hannie, Hann, Anna,Nan, banana haha, Nana
hanner, nanner, hannah banana- Meanings and history of the name Hannah
Favor; grace. Fact: Biblical mother of the prophet Samuel.
- Famous real-life people named Hannah
Me - teenager
Hannah Arendt - German-American political theorist
Hannah Wood - American actress; sister of Elijah Wood
Hannah Gordon - Scottish actress
Hannah Wilke - American painter
Hannah Teter - American snowboarder
Hannah Cornett - American model and actress
Hannah Cowley - American dramatist and poet
Hannah Hoes van Buren - former First Lady of the United States and wife of Martin van Buren
Hannah Storm - American TV presenter
Hannah Webster Foster - American novelist
Hannah Gosselin - 2nd born of the Gosselin sextuplets, feature on "Jon & Kate plus 8"
Hannah Hart-Youtuber (My Drunk Kitchen)
Hannah Curtis- Olympic Swimmer
Hannah Kathryn Hader (b. 2009), daughter of American comedian, actor, voice actor, producer, and writer Bill Hader- Hannah in song, story & screen
"Hannah Montana", television show on the Disney Channel.
Hannah Longbottom nee Abbott - Character in Harry Potter Series
Hannah the Brave, a Neopets game and plot character.
Hannah Belmont, minor character on Degrassi
Hannah Morgan - Character in novel, Still the Song
Hannah Baker, main character in "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
Hannah Hunt, song by Vampire Weekend