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'''''Hannah''''' spelled '''''Hanna''''', '''[[Hana (name)|''Hana'']]''', '''''Hanah''''', or '''''Chana''''', is a feminine [[given name]] of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the [[Semitic root|root]] ''ḥ-n-n'', meaning "favour" or "grace". ''[[A Dictionary of First Names]]'' attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'. ''[[Anne]]'', [[Ana (given name)|''Ana'']], ''Ann'', and other variants of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew: [[Anna (given name)|''Anna'']] (''Ἅννα'')
'''''Hannah''''' spelled '''''[[Hanna (given name)|Hanna]]''''', '''[[Hana (name)|''Hana'']]''', '''''Hanah''''', or '''''Chana''''', is a feminine [[given name]] of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the [[Semitic root|root]] ''ḥ-n-n'', meaning "favour" or "grace". ''[[A Dictionary of First Names]]'' attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'. ''[[Anne]]'', [[Ana (given name)|''Ana'']], ''Ann'', and other variants of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew: [[Anna (given name)|''Anna'']] (''Ἅννα'')


The [[Phoenician language|Phoenician]] ([[Punic language|Punic]]) name ''[[Hannibal]]'' derives from the same [[Canaanite languages|Canaanite]] [[Semitic root|root]] and means "My grace is [[Baal]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ahdictionary.com/word/semitic.html|title=Appendix II - Semitic Roots|first=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing|last=Company|website=ahdictionary.com}}</ref> In the [[Books of Samuel]] of the Hebrew Bible, [[Hannah (biblical figure)|Hannah]] is the mother of the prophet [[Samuel]].
The [[Phoenician language|Phoenician]] ([[Punic language|Punic]]) name ''[[Hannibal]]'' derives from the same [[Canaanite languages|Canaanite]] [[Semitic root|root]] and means "My grace is [[Baal]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ahdictionary.com/word/semitic.html|title=Appendix II - Semitic Roots|first=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing|last=Company|website=ahdictionary.com}}</ref> In the [[Books of Samuel]] of the Hebrew Bible, [[Hannah (biblical figure)|Hannah]] is the mother of the prophet [[Samuel]].

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Hannah
Samuel Dedicated by Hannah at the Temple by Frank W.W. Topham
GenderFemale
Language(s)Hebrew
Origin
MeaningFavour
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Related names
  • Chana
  • Hana
  • Hanna
  • Hanah
  • Anne
  • Anna
  • Ana

Hannah spelled Hanna, Hana, Hanah, or Chana, is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the root ḥ-n-n, meaning "favour" or "grace". A Dictionary of First Names attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'. Anne, Ana, Ann, and other variants of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew: Anna (Ἅννα)

The Phoenician (Punic) name Hannibal derives from the same Canaanite root and means "My grace is Baal".[1] In the Books of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible, Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel.

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  1. ^ Company, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing. "Appendix II - Semitic Roots". ahdictionary.com. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska – Website dedicated to the person of Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska". Retrieved 29 November 2021.