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Hanna

Hanna proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.

hanna: a female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah
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Proper noun (1)

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 Special Area No. 2, Alberta, Canada.
  4. A village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.
  5. An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
  6. A town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma.
  7. An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
  8. A town in Carbon County, Wyoming.

Proper noun (2)

Hanna

  1. An Irish and Scottish surname from Irish.
  2. A township and census-designated place therein, in LaPorte County, Indiana; named for a state judge.
  3. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
  4. An unincorporated community on Ute land in Duchesne County, Utah.
  5. A ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri.

Forms of Hanna

pluralHannas
alternative formHannah
alternative formHannay
alternative formHanney

Origin of Hanna

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.

From anglicization of Irish Ó hAnnaidh (“descendant of Annadh”), from annadh (“delay”). 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.

Questions about Hanna

What does Hanna mean?
Hanna means a female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.
What part of speech is Hanna?
Hanna is a proper noun.

Words near Hanna in the dictionary

  1. Hanlys
  2. Hanmer
  3. hanmun
  4. Hann
  5. Hann function
  6. Hanna
  7. Hannaford
  8. Hannafords
  9. Hannah
  10. Hannah cum Hagnaby
  11. Hannahs

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