Meaning, origin and history of the name Hanna (1)

Gender Feminine

Scripts Ганна(Ukrainian, Belarusian) حنّة(Arabic) חַנָּה(Hebrew)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈhan.na/(Swedish, Icelandic) HAN-nah(Danish) /ˈhɑn.nɑ/(Finnish) /ˈxan.na/(Polish) /ˈɦan.nɐ/(Ukrainian) /ˈha.na/(German) /ˈɦɑ.naː/(Dutch) /ˈhɒn.nɒ/(Hungarian) /ˈħan.na/(Arabic) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Form of Ḥanna (see Hannah) in several languages.

VariantsHanne(Swedish) Hanne(Norwegian) Hanne(Danish) Ganna(Ukrainian) Hannah, Hanne(German) Hannah(Dutch) Hannah(Arabic) Chana, Chanah, Hana, Hannah(Hebrew)

DiminutivesHannele(Finnish) Hania(Polish)

Other Languages & CulturesAna(Albanian) Anna(Armenian) Ane, Anne(Basque) Anna, Hannah(Biblical) Anna(Biblical Greek) Channa(Biblical Hebrew) Anna(Biblical Latin) Anna, Annaig, Annick(Breton) Ana, Anna, Anelia, Aneliya, Aneta, Ani, Anka, Neli(Bulgarian) Aina, Anna(Catalan) Ana, Hana, Anica, Anita, Anja, Anka, Ankica, Jana(Croatian) Anna, Hana, Aneta(Czech) Annet(Eastern African) Anissa, Ann, Anna, Anne, Hannah, Anita, Annette, Annie, Annika, Anya, Nan, Nancy, Nanette, Nannie, Nanny(English) Anna, Anne, Anneli, Anni, Annika, Anu(Estonian) Anna(Faroese) Ana(Fijian) Anne, Annette, Annick, Annie, Anny, Anouk, Ninon(French) Antje(Frisian) Ana, Anano, Ani, Anuki(Georgian) Anna(Greek) Anna, Annetta(Italian) Anna, Anita(Latvian) Ona(Lithuanian) Anke, Antje(Low German) Ana, Hana, Aneta, Jana(Macedonian) Ann(Manx) Anna(Occitan) Ana, Anita(Portuguese) Ana, Anca, Ancuța, Ani, Anișoara(Romanian) Anna, Ania, Annushka, Anya(Russian) Anna, Annag, Nandag(Scottish Gaelic) Ana, Anica, Anja, Anka, Ankica, Jana(Serbian) Anna, Hana(Slovak) Ana, Hana, Anica, Anika, Anita, Anja, Anka, Ankica, Anuša, Nuša(Slovene) Hana(Sorbian) Ana, Ani, Anita(Spanish) Ana(Tongan) Henda, Hendel, Hene, Henye(Yiddish)

Same SpellingHanna 2

youthful common natural wholesome refined simple

Estonia: August 15

Finland: July 21

Norway: January 5

Poland: January 5

Poland: January 29

Sweden: January 5