Behind the Name: Comments for the name Hannele

Comments for HANNELE:

Hmmm, my Swedish name book says this is a German form of Hanna, related to the Danish Hanne.

-- Anonymous User 12/28/2006

This seems like a very nice, unusual name.

-- Luangi 4/8/2007

This is my middle name, and it's an okay name, as it seems quite ageless in Finland, so it's neither old-fashioned and grandmother-y nor really immature and girly. It's really common as a middle name for girls and women born in the 80s, so it's quite stale in that sense. This could work in English too, but I'm afraid it would sound a bit youthful and tacky in the same way as Joelle, Janelle, etc.

-- slight night shiver 4/23/2008

Pronounced "HAHN-e-LE".

-- MaggieSimpson 9/28/2009

The pronunciation of the name is actually "HUN-ne-le" not "HAHN-e-LE", at least in Finland. I know because I live in Finland and Hannele is my second name.

"Han" is pronounced as "hon" in the English name "Honey",
"ne" as "ne" in the English name "Nella",
"le" as "le" in the German name "Lena".

-- Narita 4/3/2011

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