Hannah
/ˈhænə/ · name
Meaning
- A minor city in Cavalier County, North Dakota.
- A place name in the United States, which could be from the given name or surname:
- A hamlet in Hannah cum Hagnaby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5079).
- An unincorporated community in Florence County, South Carolina.
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- A Wren serving with the Royal Marines.
- An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Georgia.
- A small town in Mayfield Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
- Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
- An Irish and Scottish surname, a variant of Hanna.
Etymology / origin
From previous romanizations of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥannâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As a Wren with the Royal Marines, after Hannah Snell (1723–1792) who disguised herself as a man to serve in the British military. Doublet of Ann, Anne, Anna, and Ana.
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