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Meaning and origin
Hannah is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `favor, grace`.


Where is it used?
The name Hannah is mainly used in English, Jewish, French and in the bible.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Henye (In Jewish)
Hena (In Jewish)
Henda (In Jewish)
Hajna (In Hungarian)
Anne (In French, English and in German)
Hanna (In Finnish and in Polish)
Anna (In English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech and in Bulgarian)
Chaanach (In the bible (Original))


See also
In Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian and in Romanian: Ana
In Spanish: Aina
In Spanish: Anita
In Scandinavian: Anja
In Russian and in Polish: Ania
In Russian: Anouska
In Russian: Ayn
In Russian: Anya
In Russian: Anushka
In Provençal and in Catalan: Anaïs
In Polish: Anka
In Polish: Hania (F)
In Lithuanian: Ona
In Jewish: Hendel (F)
In Jewish: Chanah
In Irish: áine
In Hungarian: Annuska
In Hungarian: Panni
In Hungarian: Anikó
In German and in Scandinavian: Anneliese
In German and in Dutch: Antje
In German: Anke
In French: Ninon
In French: Annette
In Finnish: Anneli
In Finnish: Annikki
In Finnish: Anniina
In English and in Italian: Annabella
In English and in Italian: Annetta
In English and in Dutch: Lisanne
In English (Modern): Rebeccanne
In English: Rosanne
In English: Annie
In English: Lorraine
In English: Nanette
In English: Maryanne
In English: Maryann
In English: Luanne
In English: Leanne
In English: Ann
In English: Luanna
In English: Leanna
In English: Annalisa
In English: Annabelle
In English: Pollyanna
In English: Anona
In English: Saranna
In English: Rosanna
In Dutch, Swedish and in Finnish: Annika
In Dutch and in German: Annemarie
In Dutch and in English: Anouk
In Dutch: Anneke
In Breton: Annick


Extra information:
From Hebrew.

What Hannah`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Hannah:
   its my name and its beautiful
   The worst thing about the name:
   nothing
   If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
   brianna
   Extra information:
   im HANNAH
2. The best thing about the name Hannah:
   I'm Brown.
   The worst thing about the name:
   Not being Brown.
   If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
   Curry.
   Extra information:
   Yes. Brown people rule.
3. The best thing about the name Hannah:
   When you spell like Hanna and it confuses people. I don't like the palindrome part.
   The worst thing about the name:
   Hannah Montana references. Or to bananas. or fofanna. susanna... really the list goes on and on..
   If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
   I probably would be named something else.
   Extra information:
   Hannahs are grade-a students and grow up to be responsible charisimatic members of the PTA. So. You should name your kids something a bit more exciting.
4. The best thing about the name Hannah:
   It's a pellendrome and your nickname's hannie bear,hannerz,and hans
   The worst thing about the name:
   People call you HANNAH MONTANA
   If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
   I'd be a Catherine Rose( parent's 2nd choice)
   Extra information:
   I love it when people say my name!
5. The best thing about the name Hannah:
   its cute, classic name
   The worst thing about the name:
   quite common -.- and when people miss hear you and call you anna (the worst!)
   If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
   I like Jensen or Ziva
   Extra information:
   Hannah's are great!!!
6. The best thing about the name Hannah:
   Its cool because you get sweets
   The worst thing about the name:
   that you don't get cakes
   If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
   i would call my self biscuits
   Extra information:
   hannah rock lololol
7. The best thing about the name Hannah:
   Its Osm & You Can Spell It Backwards! x
   The worst thing about the name:
   You get called hannah banana , hannah montana or hannah the spanner.
   If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
   I Would be called : jod,izzy,cara,shantell,charlotte Ect. Lawl :'D
   Extra information:
   OMG!All these peeps are called 'Hannah' i got loads of friends on BBM And Facebook called Hannah! Lawl :D
8. The best thing about the name Hannah:
   It's my name, I make it awesome.
   The worst thing about the name:
   If you live where I live people pronounce it 'Anna'
   If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
   It'd be Cathryn, my middle name.
   Extra information:
   If I was a boy I'd be Jonathan
9. The best thing about the name Hannah:
   It's a pallendrome :)
   The worst thing about the name:
   People call you Hannah Banana or Hannah Montana
   If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
   I quite like the name Joni.
   Extra information:
   ...
10. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    It's a pallidrome, I love that because my name is so common it still is unique from other names.
    The worst thing about the name:
    Being called Hannah Bananna.
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    idk
    Extra information:
    Hannah's are the sweetest and most insane people you'll every meet but their the bestest friends you'll ever have!
11. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    Pallendrome! Plus every Hannah I have met has been extremely intellegent, talented, and kind.
    The worst thing about the name:
    People leave off the H. Also if you have some Anna's... You kinda turn for your name.
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    It'd be Michael. My parents didn't think I'd be girl so they didn't really pick you a girl's name.
    Extra information:
    Hannah is becoming a bit more common now, but Hannah's in general have good qualities, plus the meaning can be taken literally or spiritually.
12. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    You can spell it backwards? it looks good in all caps ;)
    The worst thing about the name:
    It rhyming with Banana... -__-
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    It woud be Megan, Kalli, Halle, or Gianna...
    Extra information:
    People call me Mannah, BD, Han, Banana, and Ham... lol
13. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    You can spell it backwards and it's still the same! xD
    The worst thing about the name:
    The dumb rhymes , hannah banana fee fi fo fanana hannah . dafuq??
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I would probably be happy , lol . But Hannah is an okay name .
    Extra information:
    yeah , I don't get the meaning . I ain't got no grace .
14. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    You can spell it backwards and it's still the same! xD
    The worst thing about the name:
    The dumb rhymes , hannah banana fee fi fo fanana hannah . dafuq??
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I would probably be happy , lol . But Hannah is an okay name .
    Extra information:
    yeah , I don't get the meaning . I ain't got no grace .
15. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    It's never been mispronounced
    The worst thing about the name:
    It sounds like lots of other names so when people call, you turn around for names that aren't yours...
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I don think I'd have a name...
    Extra information:
    Nothing much XD
16. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    it can be spelt backwards
    The worst thing about the name:
    It is very common and can't be shortened
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I would be called Megan or Bethan; or Jacob if I was a boy
    Extra information:
    I think Hannah is the second best name ever- to Elizabeth.
17. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    unique but cute and easy to pronounce
    The worst thing about the name:
    Hannah banana and all other rhymes
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I would by Dylan for a boy..there were no other girl names for me.
    Extra information:
    Hannah Corinne is my name!
18. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    that it means full of grace
    The worst thing about the name:
    it rhymes with goanna
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    i would be called rose
    Extra information:
    all Hannahs are warm hearted
19. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    It is a pallendrome
    The worst thing about the name:
    Hannah Montana
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    It would be Chelsea or Alice
    Extra information:
    
20. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    I´ts got the same letters twise and can´t be spelled backwards
    The worst thing about the name:
    everybody writes i´t without an h at the end
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    i would have been hannahlaura or finn ;-)
    Extra information:
    I´m the only hannah i know that has got an H at the end and hannah means grace and my second name is grace too!!!!!!!! L.O.L
21. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    Makes me feel beautiful.
    The worst thing about the name:
    I hate that people mess up the spelling.
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    It would of been Savannah or Rebeka.
    Extra information:
    Nope :3
22. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    It can't be spelled backwards and the look on peoples faces when they realise it and they yell you as if they have infented the lightbulb
    The worst thing about the name:
    It rhymes alot so people made up rhymes like. There once was a girl names Hannah She likes to ix things with hamma She hit her thumb and called for her mum and now she uses a spanner
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I would have been called Rose or Chelsea :)
    Extra information:
    H.A.N.N.A.H he! My names Hannah, yes Hannah that's me!
23. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    it is just great as the name means grace
    The worst thing about the name:
    my teachers forget to write the last H
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    i would like to be called hannah
    Extra information:
    nothing i love my name my dad gave me that name so it is great to have it
24. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    You can never Miss spell it, and that it's MY name.
    The worst thing about the name:
    ..Hannah Montana.
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I wouldn't be me.
    Extra information:
    When I was little, I used to dislike my name. But, now that I am fifteen going on sixteen. I really love it. It's beautiful and unique. Just like me!
25. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    It's easy to pronounce
    The worst thing about the name:
    Too common
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    Would have prefer its variant form hanele
    Extra information:
    We should be using its variant forms
26. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    I love it when people say my name because it's so beautiful
    The worst thing about the name:
    hannah montana
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I don't know of a different name I would like
    Extra information:
    I love how the name is from the bible
27. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    it is such a pretty name with a great meaning
    The worst thing about the name:
    the nick names
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    it would be elizabith
    Extra information:
    i like elizabith bettter
28. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    It's a name that will still sound appropriate even when I'm 80. It's also very pretty.
    The worst thing about the name:
    Sometimes on the phone it sounds like Anna.
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    It would be Tess or Johanna
    Extra information:
    Hannah is a palindrome - spelled the same forwards and backwards :)
29. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    Everyone can spell it
    The worst thing about the name:
    The various nicknames and shortening that can be made from it, my boss calls me Han which is strange.
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    Amber or Ben
    Extra information:
    The name has become popular recently but there aren't loads of Hannah's my age so I'm lucky to have a name that is well known but l know hardly any : )
30. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    It reminds me of the name Hana, which means flower in japanese.
    The worst thing about the name:
    People call me Hannah Montana
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I'd want it to be Akira or Yuuki
    Extra information:
    
31. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    You can spell it backwards and it is the same
    The worst thing about the name:
    sometimes people call you nick names like hannah spanner
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    It would be Emma
    Extra information:
    
32. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    I love that it's a palendrome.I also love that no one ever misspells is exept when they forget the other H at the end. Another thing that is good is thatit's cute for a baby, sophisticated for a teenager and doesn't sound stupid and babyish when your old.
    The worst thing about the name:
    When I was named hannah, my parents didnt know how popular it would get. Now there are Hannahs everywhere. Also it rhymes with banana. Another thing I hate is that in a loud room when you say your name, people hear it as Anna then they call you Anna for like a month until you get the nerve up to tell 'em that your names actually Hannah. At least this mostly only happens with old people.
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I would probably wish my name was Hannah.Or I'd be named something exotic and less 90's.
    Extra information:
    
33. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    you spell it backwards and it still Spells HANNAH
    The worst thing about the name:
    i have 3 hannahs in my 5th period class ahhh
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    i would want my name to be anna :)
    Extra information:
    LOVE,Hannah Lea
34. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    Hannah is a lot like Anna, a name I tend to love.
    The worst thing about the name:
    Hannah isn't like the type of names I like. I like more unique names like Margot (pronounced as Mar-got by me), Cheylin (pronounced as Shay-lin), Rosalie (Rosa-lee or Rose-lee), Meep (Meep Gies, as an example... the woman who helped Anne Frank), Louiza (one of my best online friends has the name), Evangeline, and other such names like Coraline and Carolyn.
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I think my name would most likely be something else that would work for me like maybe Marie or Anne/Annie. It seems more like names fit for dark-haired, dark-eyed, skinny, short girls like me...
    Extra information:
    Hannah in Arabic means 'bliss' and 'happiness' and in the same language is written asهناء. I was actually named Hannah by my parents because it wasn't too popular at the time. Another thing... I was named Hannah, a more bibical name, with the middle name Neolle, meaning born on Christmas although I was born in the month of the showers, April, Spring.
35. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    It is a pallendrome
    The worst thing about the name:
    No nicknames
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I would like it to be Amelia and I would go by Mia
    Extra information:
    It rhymes with alot I get called Spanner, Hannah Banana, Hannah Montana...
36. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    CAUSE ITS KOOL :)
    The worst thing about the name:
    da ryming!!!!!
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    I'd be depressed and sad... But i'd rename myself Shayna!!! lol ( from shayna hehe)
    Extra information:
    shayna rocks my socks!!! and everybody love HANNAH!!!
37. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    It's short and sweet and it's my name i think its the coolest name ever
    The worst thing about the name:
    everyone makes up stupid rhymes hannah the spanner ect
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    well one:it wouldnt be my name and two:id be called somone different
    Extra information:
    im a girl why would i be a spanner?
38. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    its my name
    The worst thing about the name:
    people always say u know u can spell ur name backwards! I hate that. Also people make up stupid rhymes like hannah banana
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    then it wouldnt be my name
    Extra information:
    i hate bananas
39. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    its cute
    The worst thing about the name:
    everyone ask if you no u can spell it backwards and its still the same.
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    
    Extra information:
    
40. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    Everone loves my name
    The worst thing about the name:
    there is nothing bad about it
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    nope
    Extra information:
    meh
41. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    its spelt the same backwords
    The worst thing about the name:
    its in the bible
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    n/a
    Extra information:
    i really used to dislike my name
42. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    well it used to be uncommon but now its everywhere-but still cute
    The worst thing about the name:
    there arent any really good nick names
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    well i could have married the last name hanson or anderson without it sounding rediculous
    Extra information:
    not that i know any hansons or andersons...
43. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    my name is a palindrome
    The worst thing about the name:
    kids rhyme it with everything, banner, scanner, spammer...etc
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    well i wouldnt have had so many random nicknames, other then that not really....
    Extra information:
    i like the abbreviated *han* sounds cool, plus its quite a soft sounding name, not harsh or sharp.
44. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    you can spell it the same way backwards!!!!!
    The worst thing about the name:
    Hannah Banana
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    much.
    Extra information:
    
45. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    can spell it back t front
    The worst thing about the name:
    its a long name
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    i dont
    Extra information:
    ive always had the nick name spanna i h8d it
46. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    It spells the same back and forth!
    The worst thing about the name:
    Nothing! It's a classic!
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    
    Extra information:
    
47. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    it's a palendrome
    The worst thing about the name:
    I'm 22 but all the little kids are named hannah now, also being called hannah banana
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    
    Extra information:
    i hate when people forget the h at the end
48. The best thing about the name Hannah:
    It spells the same back to front!
    The worst thing about the name:
    Nothing!
    If my name wasn`t Hannah....:
    
    Extra information:
    

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