Hanning

H4A1N1N1I1N1G2

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English haining →
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Meanings

proper nounHanning (plural Hannings)

plural Hannings

  1. A surname.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of Hann

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhaining“enclosure”
  2. EnglishHanning

* As a Dutch and north/Low German surname, from a personal name Hanno, Hannen, itself from a short form of Johannes. * As a German surname, variant of Hannig. * As a Scottish and northern English surname, from several places called Haining, from Middle English haining (“enclosure”).

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APA

Hanning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanning

MLA

“Hanning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hanning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanning.

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