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What does Hannah mean?
Hannah 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced HAN-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Hannah is "He (God) has favored me". Variant of Ann, Anne and Anna. Biblical: mother of the prophet Samuel. Being barren, she asked God to bless her with a child, and her prayer was answered. Hence, the name literally means "God has graced me with a son". The name was used by the Puritans in the 16th and 17th centuries. Writer Hannah Arendt; sportscaster Hannah Storm.
ASSOCIATED WITH biblical, prophet, puritans, 16th century, 17th century
Variations
VARIANTS Ann▼, Anna▼, Anne▼, Annie▼, Chana▲, Chanah, Chanha, Channach, Channah, Hana▲, Hanah, Hanalee, Hanalise, Hanna▼, Hanne, Hannele, Hannelore, Hannie, Hanny, Hena, Honna, Nan▼, Nanney, Nannie▼, Nanny
SEE ALSO Aanya, Aine, Alannah, Anya, Grace, Ioanna, Quiana
RELATED FORMS VIA ANNA, ANNE Annah, Hajna, Hania, Hanja, Hanka, Nana, Nanni
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hannah Magdalene (H.M.), ..
How popular is Hannah?
Hannah is a very popular first name for females (#367 out of 4276, Top 9%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#1717 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Hannah reached its apex rank of #2 in the U.S. in 2000, and is at #33 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Hannah (#33 IN 2018) are Aanya (#1587), Aine, Alannah (#869), Ann (#983), Anna (#54), Annah, Anne (#599), Annie (#308), Anya (#677), Chana (#750), Grace (#24), Hana (#727), Hanah, Hanna (#561), Nan, Nana, Nannie, Nanny and Quiana. Other variants, like Hanka, are seldom used. These relations of Hannah were popular with parents a century ago (AVERAGE #1109) and have become much less popular since (#1158, ▼80%), with forms like Hanna becoming less in vogue. Anna is the longstanding favorite, although Hana seems to be gaining popularity too.
Similar Names
Hannah▼ is pronounced similarly to Hanae, Haneeah, Haniah, Haniya, Haniyah, Hannia, Hanniah, Hanniya, Hanniyah, Hannya, Hannyah, Hany, Hanyah, Henia, Hennie and Hinna. Other recommended sound-alike names are Canna, Danah, Danna, Dannah, Diannah, Eanna, Ganah, Hafsah, Haibah, Hajrah, Halah, Hamna, Hamnah, Hanaan, Hanan, Hanina, Haninach (see Chanina), Haninah, Hosannah, Ianna, Ioannah (see Ioanna), Janah, Janna▼, Jannae, Jannah, Janoah, Jennah, Kennah, Lanah, Lanna, Lannah, Leannah, Liannah, Luannah, Nanna, Nonnah, Raenah, Rainah, Ranna, Reannah, Sanna, Sannah, Shannah, Vanna, Wandah (see Wanda), Wanna, Yanna, Yoannah, Zanna and Zaynah. These names tend to be less commonly used than Hannah.
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