Hanna

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proper noun

A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.

OriginHebrew חַנָּה →
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Meanings

Hanna1

proper nounHanna (countable and uncountable, plural Hannas)

plural Hannas

  1. countableuncommonuncountableA female given name from Hebrew, variant of Hannah.
  2. countablerareuncountableA surname originating as a matronymic based on Hannah.
  3. countableuncountableA town in Special Area No. 2, Alberta, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA village in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.
  5. A locale in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana.
    2. countableuncountableA town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Carbon County, Wyoming.

Hanna2

proper noun

alternative Hannah · alternative Hannay · alternative Hanney

  1. An Irish and Scottish surname from Irish.
  2. A locale in the United States:
    1. A township and census-designated place therein, in LaPorte County, Indiana; named for a state judge.
    2. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
    3. An unincorporated community on Ute land in Duchesne County, Utah.
    4. A ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri.

Origin

Hanna · proper noun

  1. Hebrewחַנָּה
  2. EnglishHanna

Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the initial settlers. As a Polish village, named for the queen Anna Jagiellon.

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Hanna · proper noun

  1. IrishÓ hAnnaidh“descendant of Annadh”
  2. EnglishHanna

From anglicization of Irish Ó hAnnaidh (“descendant of Annadh”), from annadh (“delay”). As a ghost town in Missouri and unincorporated community in South Dakota, named for Ohio senator Mark Hanna. As an unincorporated community on Ute land in Utah, named for postmaster William P. Hanna.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Hanna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanna

MLA

“Hanna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanna. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hanna,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanna.

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