The story
- Hebrew · derived fromחַנָּה
- English todayHannah
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 from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.