noun
Hannah
HA-nuh
noun
1
A common female given name of Hebrew origin, also the name of the mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
"Their daughter was named Hannah after her great-grandmother."
"Hannah has been one of the most popular girls' names for decades."
How to Use Hannah
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA girl's name meaning "grace," notable for reading the same forwards and backwards.
Common pairings
named Hannah
Word Forms
Hannahs plural, Hannahs plural
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Etymology
From the Hebrew Ḥannâ, meaning "grace" or "favour" — the same root gives us Ann, Anna, and Anne.