Hannah
Hannah is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The biblical name Hannah is derived from Hebrew. Channa means grace in Hebrew, merciful and so the meaning of Hannah is the favored or God is gracious, but also the graceful or the lovely.
There are two great women in the Bible named Hannah. On the one hand the mother of the prophet Samuel and on the other hand the wise prophet Hannah, who recognizes Jesus as Savior on his first visit to the temple.
It is not entirely clear whether the mother of Mary, i.e. the grandmother of Jesus, was also called Hannah. In the Christian Church she is known as Anna. However, it is possible that this is an adapted Latin variant of her original name Hannah.
The word "Hannah" with an "h" at the end is, unlike " Hanna " without an "H", a palindrome .
Name bearers
- Hannah Ahlheim (* 1978), German historian
- Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), German-American publicist and philosopher
- Hannah Chaplin (1865–1928), British dancer and singer, mother of Charlie Chaplin
- Hannah Dakota Fanning (* 1994), American actress
- Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), British cookbook author
- Hannah Herzsprung (* 1981), German actress
- Hannah Höch (1889–1978), German artist
- Hannah Ley (* 1970), German author and actress
- Hannah Murray (born 1989), British actress
- Hannah Stockbauer (* 1982), German swimmer
- Hannah Szenes (1921–1944), Hungarian resistance fighter
- Hannah Weitemeier (1942–2013), German art historian
- Hannah (singer) (* 1981), Austrian pop singer
Fictional people
- Hannah Montana , series character
- Hannah Baker , literary and series character ( Dead Girls Don't Lie , 13 Reasons Why )
