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What does Hanna mean?
Hanna 
▼ as a name for girls has its root in Hebrew, and the meaning of the name Hanna is "He (God) has favored me". Hanna is a Hebrew, Scandinavian form of Hannah (Hebrew): form of Ann.
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian
Variations
VARIANTS Honna, Hena, Hanny, Hannie, Hanah, Hana▲
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA HANNAH Ann▼, Anna▼, Anne▼, Chana▲, Chanha, Channah, Hanne, Hannele, Nan▼, Nanney, Nannie▼, Nanny
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Hanha, ..
(male) Hanro, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hanna Eleanora (H.E.), ..
How popular is Hanna?
Hanna is a very popular first name for women (#1112 out of 4276, Top 26%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#887 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Hanna reached its peak rank of #165 in the U.S. in the year 1998, and is currently at #561. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Hanna (#561 IN 2018) listed in the Top 2000 are Hannah (#33), Anna (#54), Anne (#599), Hana (#727), Chana (#750), Ann (#983), Hanah, Nan, Nannie and Nanny. Other variants, like Hannele, are seldom used. These relations of Hanna were at the apex of their popularity during 1880-1889 (MEDIAN #836) and are now significantly less common (#1064, ▼81%). Anna has been the most recognizable form, though Hannah is currently the top form, while forms such as Anne are no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Hanna▼ is alike in pronunciation to Hanae, Haneeah, Hania, Haniah, Haniya, Haniyah, Hannia, Hanniah, Hanniya, Hanniyah, Hannya, Hannyah, Hany, Hanyah, Henia, Henie, Hennie, Hinna, Honey and Honie. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adanna, Canna, Daina, Danna, Deanna▼, Denna, Donna▼, Eanna, Elanna, Fauna, Gaenna, Gafna, Gana, Genna, Gianna▲, Gunna, Haifa, Hajna, Halia, Halina, Hamna, Hamnah, Hanaan, Hanina, Hanja, Hanka, Hayfa, Hazona (see Chazona), Ianna, Jaena, Jana▼, Janna▼, Jeanna▼, Joanna, Karna, Kenna▲, Laina, Lana▲, Lanna, Nanna, Nenna, Osanna, Ranna, Rayna▲, Roanna, Sanna, Tianna▼, Tunna, Vanna, Wanna, Warna, Yanna, Zahna, Zanna and Zayna. These names tend to be less commonly used than Hanna.
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