Hannah

Etymology
From the חַנָּה (Channah or Hannah), meaning favour, grace, or graced with child.

Proper noun

 * 1)  Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
 * Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am I not better to thee than ten sons?
 * 1) * 1959 Philip Roth, Goodbye, Columbus, and Five Short Stories, Houghton Mifflin 1959, page 116
 * "What about Hannah Schreiber?"
 * He smiled, flashing some gold in his mouth. "How do you like that name? She was only a girl, but she had an old lady's name. - - -
 * "What about Hannah Schreiber?"
 * He smiled, flashing some gold in his mouth. "How do you like that name? She was only a girl, but she had an old lady's name. - - -

Related terms

 * Anna

Translations

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 * Hawaiian:
 * Japanese: ハナ ,花 (Lit. flower)
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Etymology
From Hannah:, used as a modern spelling variant of the biblical Danish Hanna:.

Proper noun

 * 1)  of biblical origin, variant spelling of Hanna.

Etymology
From Hannah:, used as a modern spelling variant of the biblical Norwegian Hanna:.

Etymology
From Hannah:, used as a modern spelling variant of the biblical Swedish Hanna:.