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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts חַנִּיאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. HAN-ee-əl(English) HAN-yəl(English)  [key]
Other Forms FormsChanniel, Channiyel, Han'niel, Hannihel (Latinized)

Meaning & History

Means "grace of God" in Hebrew, the first element from the stem of hanan "he was gracious, showed favour" (compare Hannah, Hannibal, John). This name is listed twice in the Old Testament.
Added 4/22/2012 by Lucille
Edited 8/29/2012 by SeaHorse15


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User submission Hanniël