Hannah

Grace, favor
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Overview

With Hebrew roots, Hannah is a girl's name. Its meaning is often given as “Grace, favor”. Across languages it appears in Japanese, Arabic, Russian and Greek, among others. Notable bearers include Hannah Murray and Hannah Waddingham.

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Meaning

Grace, favor

Origin

Hebrew

The story

Mother of the prophet Samuel, whose heartfelt prayer became a model of devotion; her name means 'grace'.

Popularity

Loved in Austria, Germany.

Famous people named Hannah

Hannah in other languages

  • Japaneseハンナ
  • Arabicهانا
  • RussianХанна
  • GreekΧάνα
  • Hebrewהאנה
  • Chinese涵娜

Numerology

1

The name Hannah carries numerology number 1. (For entertainment.)

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