Hannah
Meaning of Hannah
Hannah breezes in on a soft breath of grace—quite literally, since her Hebrew roots in “Channah” mean “grace” or “favor”—and she’s been turning heads ever since a devoted biblical mom by the same name prayed her way into legend and raised the prophet Samuel. In English she’s typically HAN-uh, while German speakers round her vowels into a melodic HAH-nah, but either way she’s a tidy little palindrome that reads as sweet forward or backward. The name rocketed up the U.S. charts in the late ’90s and early 2000s—think roller-coaster thrill ride peaking at No. 2—before settling into today’s comfy Top-60 hammock, proving she can sprint with the trends yet still lounge with the classics. Pop-culture has sprinkled extra stardust on her (hello, Hannah Montana and literary darling Hannah Baker), but her appeal remains down-to-earth: warm, timeless, and just a tad bookish. Hand Hannah to a newborn and you’re gifting her a pocketful of grace and a name that already knows how to stand the test of time.
Pronunciation
German
- Pronunced as HAH-nah (/ˈha.na/)
English
- Pronunced as HAN-uh (/ˈhæ.nə/)
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Notable People Named Hannah
| Hannah Arendt was a German American historian and philosopher and one of the most influential political theorists of the twentieth century. |
| Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery - Hannah de Rothschild, daughter of Baron Mayer de Rothschild, inherited his fortune in 1874 to become the richest woman in Britain and in 1878 married Archibald Primrose, becoming the Countess of Rosebery. |
| Hannah Gadsby is an Australian comedian, writer, author, and actor who launched their career by winning the 2006 Raw Comedy national final and later earned Emmy and Peabody awards for their 2018 Netflix special Nanette. |
| Hannah More was an English religious writer, poet, playwright and philanthropist of the Bluestocking circle who advanced moral reform, anti slavery activism and conservative education through her tracts, plays and schools. |
| Hannah Wilke, born Arlene Hannah Butter, was an American multidisciplinary artist known for exploring feminism, sexuality and femininity. |
| Hannah Lucy Cockroft is a British T34 wheelchair sprint racer and TV presenter. |
| Hannah Waddingham is an English actress, singer, and TV presenter acclaimed for stage and screen, winner of an Emmy, two Critics Choice Television Awards, and a SAG Award, with BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Olivier nominations. |
| Hannah Storm is an American sports journalist who anchors ESPN SportsCenter and previously hosted the NBA Countdown pregame show on ABC. |
| Hannah Szenes was a Hungarian-born poet and SOE-trained resistance operative who in 1944 parachuted from Mandatory Palestine into occupied Europe to aid the Allies and help rescue Jews. |
| Hannah Teter is an American snowboarder who won Olympic halfpipe gold in 2006, silver in 2010, a 2005 world championship bronze, and six World Cup victories. |
