Hanna

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English

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Etymology 1

Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, grace, gracious, graced with child). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers. As a Polish village, named for the queen Anna Jagiellon.

Proper noun

Hanna (countable and uncountable, plural Hannas)

  1. (uncommon) A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.
  2. (rare) A surname originating as a matronymic based on Hannah.
  3. A town in Alberta, Canada.
  4. A village in Poland.
  5. A locale in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
    2. A town in Oklahoma.
    3. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
    4. A town in Wyoming.

Etymology 2

From anglicization of Irish Ó hAnnaigh (descendant of Annadh) under influence from Hanna and Hannah. As a ghost town in Missouri and unincorporated community in South Dakota, named for Ohio senator Mark Hanna. As an unincorporated community on Ute land in Utah, named for postmaster William P. Hanna.

Proper noun

Hanna

  1. An Irish and Scottish surname from Irish.
  2. A locale in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in LaPorte County, Indiana; named for a state judge.
    2. An unincorporated community in South Dakota.
    3. An unincorporated community on Ute land in Utah.
    4. A ghost town in Missouri.
Alternative forms

Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Hanna

  1. (biblical) Hannah.
  2. a diminutive of the female given name Johanna, equivalent to English Hannah (and sometimes spelled thus)

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑ.naː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Han‧na

Proper noun

Hanna f

  1. Hannah (Biblical character)
  2. a female given name

Estonian

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hanna

  1. Hannah (biblical character)
  2. Anna (biblical prophetess)
  3. a female given name of biblical origin, also short form of Johanna

Faroese

Proper noun

Hanna

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Hanna: Honnuson or Hannuson
  • daughter of Hanna: Honnudóttir or Hannudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Honna
Accusative Honnu
Dative Honnu
Genitive Honnu
Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Hanna
Accusative Hannu
Dative Hannu
Genitive Hannu

Finnish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hanna

  1. a female given name from Biblical Hebrew, also a short form of Johanna
    • 1997, Leena Lander, Iloisen kotiinpaluun asuinsijat, WSOY, →ISBN, page 73:
      Hanna. Se on kaunis nimi. Ja niin osuva. Tulee hebreasta, merkitsee armoa. Kuka sen keksi?
      ―Hanna. It's a beautiful name. And so fitting. It's from Hebrew and means "grace". Who came up with it?
    • 2015, Helena Ruuska, Elämän kirjailija Eeva Joenpelto, WSOY, →ISBN, page 165:
      Hannalla on suomalaisessa kirjallisuudessa monta kaimaa, monta nuorta naista, jotka heräävät omaan naiseuteensa. J.L.Runebergin idyllieepoksessa Hanna (1836) papintytär rakastuu kaupungista saapuvaan opiskelijanuorukaiseen ja kokee ensirakkautensa kesäisessä idyllissä. Toisenlaisen kasvutarinan kertoo Minna Canth viisikymmentä vuotta myöhemmin pienoisromaanissa Hanna (1886), jossa nimihenkilö herää huomaamaan naisen alistetun aseman.
      Hanna shares her name with quite a few young women coming to terms with their femininity in Finnish literature. In J.L.Runeberg's idyllic epic Hanna (1836), a daughter of a priest falls in love with a city-dwelling young student and experiences her first love in a summer idyll. Another kind of growing up story is told fifty years later by Minna Canth in her novella Hanna (1886), where the eponymous main character comes to realize women's subservient position.
  2. Hannah (mother of Samuel)
    • 1642, The Holy Bible, Samuel 1:8:
      Ja Elkana hänen miehens sanoi hänelle: Hanna/ mitäs itket? ja mixes syö? ja mingätähden sinun sydämes on nijn murhellinen? engö minä sinulle parambi ole cuin kymmenen poica?
      Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am I not better to thee than ten sons?
  3. Anna (biblical prophetess)
    • 1642, The Holy Bible, Luke 2:36:
      Ja Hanna Prophetissa Phanuelin tytär/ Asserin sugusta/ oli joutunut pitkälle ijälle/ ja oli elänyt miehens cansa seidzemen ajastaica hänen Neidzydestäns.
      And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

Declension

Inflection of Hanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Hanna Hannat
genitive Hannan Hannojen
partitive Hannaa Hannoja
illative Hannaan Hannoihin
singular plural
nominative Hanna Hannat
accusative nom. Hanna Hannat
gen. Hannan
genitive Hannan Hannojen
Hannain rare
partitive Hannaa Hannoja
inessive Hannassa Hannoissa
elative Hannasta Hannoista
illative Hannaan Hannoihin
adessive Hannalla Hannoilla
ablative Hannalta Hannoilta
allative Hannalle Hannoille
essive Hannana Hannoina
translative Hannaksi Hannoiksi
abessive Hannatta Hannoitta
instructive Hannoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Hanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hannani Hannani
accusative nom. Hannani Hannani
gen. Hannani
genitive Hannani Hannojeni
Hannaini rare
partitive Hannaani Hannojani
inessive Hannassani Hannoissani
elative Hannastani Hannoistani
illative Hannaani Hannoihini
adessive Hannallani Hannoillani
ablative Hannaltani Hannoiltani
allative Hannalleni Hannoilleni
essive Hannanani Hannoinani
translative Hannakseni Hannoikseni
abessive Hannattani Hannoittani
instructive
comitative Hannoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hannasi Hannasi
accusative nom. Hannasi Hannasi
gen. Hannasi
genitive Hannasi Hannojesi
Hannaisi rare
partitive Hannaasi Hannojasi
inessive Hannassasi Hannoissasi
elative Hannastasi Hannoistasi
illative Hannaasi Hannoihisi
adessive Hannallasi Hannoillasi
ablative Hannaltasi Hannoiltasi
allative Hannallesi Hannoillesi
essive Hannanasi Hannoinasi
translative Hannaksesi Hannoiksesi
abessive Hannattasi Hannoittasi
instructive
comitative Hannoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hannamme Hannamme
accusative nom. Hannamme Hannamme
gen. Hannamme
genitive Hannamme Hannojemme
Hannaimme rare
partitive Hannaamme Hannojamme
inessive Hannassamme Hannoissamme
elative Hannastamme Hannoistamme
illative Hannaamme Hannoihimme
adessive Hannallamme Hannoillamme
ablative Hannaltamme Hannoiltamme
allative Hannallemme Hannoillemme
essive Hannanamme Hannoinamme
translative Hannaksemme Hannoiksemme
abessive Hannattamme Hannoittamme
instructive
comitative Hannoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hannanne Hannanne
accusative nom. Hannanne Hannanne
gen. Hannanne
genitive Hannanne Hannojenne
Hannainne rare
partitive Hannaanne Hannojanne
inessive Hannassanne Hannoissanne
elative Hannastanne Hannoistanne
illative Hannaanne Hannoihinne
adessive Hannallanne Hannoillanne
ablative Hannaltanne Hannoiltanne
allative Hannallenne Hannoillenne
essive Hannananne Hannoinanne
translative Hannaksenne Hannoiksenne
abessive Hannattanne Hannoittanne
instructive
comitative Hannoinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Statistics

  • Hanna is the 19th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 21,129 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,000 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 7 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hanna

  1. Hannah (biblical character)
  2. Anna (biblical prophetess)
  3. a diminutive of the female given name Johanna, equivalent to English Hannah; variant form Hannah

Hungarian

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Etymology

Aphetic form of Johanna. Alternatively, from Hebrew חַנָּה, compare English Hannah.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hanna

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Hanna Hannák
accusative Hannát Hannákat
dative Hannának Hannáknak
instrumental Hannával Hannákkal
causal-final Hannáért Hannákért
translative Hannává Hannákká
terminative Hannáig Hannákig
essive-formal Hannaként Hannákként
essive-modal
inessive Hannában Hannákban
superessive Hannán Hannákon
adessive Hannánál Hannáknál
illative Hannába Hannákba
sublative Hannára Hannákra
allative Hannához Hannákhoz
elative Hannából Hannákból
delative Hannáról Hannákról
ablative Hannától Hannáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Hannáé Hannáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Hannáéi Hannákéi
Possessive forms of Hanna
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Hannám Hannáim
2nd person sing. Hannád Hannáid
3rd person sing. Hannája Hannái
1st person plural Hannánk Hannáink
2nd person plural Hannátok Hannáitok
3rd person plural Hannájuk Hannáik

Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hanna f (genitive Hönnu)

  1. a female given name; Hannah

Declension

Norwegian

Proper noun

Hanna

  1. Hannah (biblical character)
  2. a diminutive of the female given name Johanna, equivalent to English Hannah (and sometimes spelled thus)

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα (Ánna), from Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ). Doublet of Anna.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hanna f (diminutive Hania or Hanka)

  1. a female given name from Latin , equivalent to English Hannah

Declension

Proper noun

Hanna f

  1. Hanna (a village in the Gmina of Hanna, Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension

Further reading

  • Hanna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Hannah, from Hebrew חַנָּה (ḥannâ). Doublet of Ana and Ane.

Pronunciation

 
 

Proper noun

Hanna f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hannah

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • Hannah (as a given name of biblical origin)

Etymology

As a given name, often shortened from Johanna, also derived from the biblical character(s). First recorded in Sweden in 1583.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hanna c (genitive Hannas)

  1. Hannah (biblical character)
  2. Anna (biblical prophetess)
  3. a female given name

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 48 279 females with the given name Hanna (compared to 4 631 named Hannah) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.