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Hannah

/ˈhænə/

Hannah proper noun: mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.

Proper noun (1)

Hannah (countable and uncountable, plural Hannahs)

  1. Mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
    • 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?1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 1:8
  2. A female given name from Hebrew.
    • "What about Hannah Schreiber?"
      He smiled, flashing some gold in his mouth. "How do you like that name? She was only a girl, but she had an old lady's name. - - -1959, Philip Roth, Goodbye, Columbus, and Five Short Stories, Houghton Mifflin, published 1959, page 116
    • She could buy pretty clothes for a girl and plait her hair with ribbons. And she could call her a nice, old-fashioned, middle-class name like Sarah or Emma or Hannah.2002, Kate Atkinson, Not the End of the World, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 33
  3. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Georgia.
  4. A small town in Mayfield Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
  5. A minor city in Cavalier County, North Dakota.
  6. An unincorporated community in Florence County, South Carolina.
  7. A hamlet in Hannah cum Hagnaby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5079).

Noun

Hannah (plural Hannahs)

  1. A Wren serving with the Royal Marines.

Proper noun (2)

Hannah

  1. An Irish and Scottish surname, a variant of Hanna.

Hannah meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Thai

Hannah in Hindi

mother of Samuel
हन्ना hannā
female given name
हैना hainā

Hannah in Arabic

mother of Samuel
حَنَّة ḥanna
female given name
هَانَا hānā

Hannah in Persian

mother of Samuel
حنه hanne

Hannah in Thai

female given name
ฮันนาห์ hannaa

Forms of Hannah

Proper noun
pluralHannahs
alternative formHanna
Noun
pluralHannahs

Origin of Hannah

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.

Words formed from Hannah

Phrases with Hannah

Words that rhyme with Hannah

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Questions about Hannah

What does Hannah mean?
Hannah means mother of the prophet Samuel in the Old Testament.
What is Hannah in Hindi?
Hannah in Hindi is हन्ना (hannā), हैना (hainā). See Hannah meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Hannah?
Hannah can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Hannah?
Hannah is pronounced /ˈhænə/.

Words near Hannah in the dictionary

  1. Hann
  2. Hann function
  3. Hanna
  4. Hannaford
  5. Hannafords
  6. Hannah
  7. Hannah cum Hagnaby
  8. Hannahs
  9. Hannam Vale
  10. Hannan
  11. Hannans

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