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Andy or Miss Claire could you help out here?

by menke

9/16/2004, 3:06 AM

The name Chanin is a Jewish female name with variants Chanina and Chanine. The meaning i don't know for sure. That's why my subject title asks for help. Miss Claire and Andy know a lot about Hebrew names.

What i did find is this:

Hanna

1-English, 2-Scottish, 3-Irish
variations: Chanin, Haneson, Hanin, Hanis, Hannan, Hannah, Hannay, Hannon, Hanson

1-From the medieval feminine name Hannah or Anna which is of Hebrew origin, meaning 'He (God) has favored me (with a child).'
2-A habitation name for an unidentified place.
3-Anglicized form of the Gaelic word O'hAnnaigh, 'descendant of Annach.' The given name Annach meaning 'antiquity' (Hanks & Hodges, p.238) or 'transgression or immortality.' (Chester & Robb, p.234)

this is taken from the following website:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~haslam/surnames/h.html
(search for: Chanin)

For the meaning of Hanna or Anna, see the hyperlinks.

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- Andy (guest) +1

9/16/2004, 4:00 AM

Yes, Channa would be the easiest answer - if the name is Jewish at all. If this is right, you can ask: Where did the second N come from? The verbal root of Channa has in fact two Ns (chanan, Chet-Nun-Nun, "to be gracious, show pitty"). There are a number of biblical names with the two Ns like Chananya,but they are all masculine.
But if the name is Irish, why should it be Jewish?

Andy ;—)

- Miss Claire

9/16/2004, 5:41 AM

Ditto. The Jewish community of Ireland is very old, but rather small I think.

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