Hana
Meaning of Hana
Hana is a quietly cosmopolitan choice, travelling on a single, melodious vowel set yet collecting passports as it goes: in Arabic and Persian it conveys “happiness” or “bliss,” in Japanese it simply—and elegantly—means “flower,” in Korean it denotes the number “one,” and in Czech it serves as a streamlined cousin of the Hebrew-rooted Hannah, “grace.” This breadth of meaning lets the name toggle between botanical charm, numeric neatness and spiritual kindness without ever feeling showy. American data place Hana comfortably in the mid-hundreds for the last half-century, climbing no higher than the 500s and no lower than the 700s—steady enough to stay familiar, rare enough to dodge the classroom echo effect. Literary and pop-culture footnotes abound, from Michael Ondaatje’s desert nurse to Studio Ghibli’s soft-spoken wolf mother, giving Hana just enough cultural patina to satisfy a trivia-minded parent. All told, it is a trim, globe-trotting option for those who like their floral symbolism—and their baby names—clean, concise and refreshingly passport-ready.
Pronunciation
Korean,Arabic
- Pronunced as HAH-nah (/ha.na/)
Japanese
- Pronunced as HAH-nah (/haːna/)
Czech
- Pronunced as HAH-nuh (/ˈhana/)
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Notable People Named Hana
| Hana is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Los Angeles. |
| Hana Sugisaki is a Japanese actress who was previously signed to Stardust Promotion and formerly known as Hana Kajiura. |
| Hana Mandlíková is a Czech–Australian former tennis star who won four Grand Slam singles titles and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. |
| Hana Brady was a Czechoslovak Jewish girl killed in Auschwitz during the Holocaust, and her life is the focus of the children's book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine. |
| Hana Shalabi is a Palestinian held in administrative detention by Israel. |
| Hana Mae Lee is an American actress, model, comedian, and fashion designer, best known for her roles in the Pitch Perfect series and The Babysitter films, and she owns the fashion line Hanamahn. |
| Hana Kobayashi is a Venezuelan singer of Japanese descent. |
| Slovak author Hana Gregorová realistically portrayed women's lives and championed their emancipation and equality. |
| Hana Marvanová - Hana Kordová Marvanová is a Czech lawyer and former vice-chair of the Chamber of Deputies. |
| Hana Janků was a Czech operatic soprano. |
| Hana Malhas is a Jordanian singer-songwriter known for launching the "Bala Feesh" concert series and her Arabic single "Nasi" featured in a Universal Records compilation. |
| Hana Nagata is a Japanese rugby sevens player who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. |
| Hana Nasser is a former professional footballer from Israel. |
| Hana Andronikova was a Czech writer. |
| Hana Vítová was a Czechoslovak film actress who appeared in over 60 films from 1931 to 1965 and was known as Hanna Witt in Germany. |
