Hanna
Meaning of Hanna
Hanna is the sort of name that enters a room like the first drop of monsoon rain—brief, bright, impossible to ignore. Spun from the Hebrew yarn of “ḥannāh,” it carries the airy meaning of “grace” and “favor,” yet it wears many costumes: a crisp German HA-nah, an English HA-nuh that bounces like a tabla beat, and even a Scandinavian avatar that feels as cool as Himalayan snow. Across centuries it has hop-scotched from Bible verses to Bollywood subtitles, quietly reminding listeners that kindness is its secret super-power. In Europe it evokes Gustav Klimt’s glittering muses; in India it might conjure a silk-sari heroine twirling beneath fairy lights. American parents, ever alert to a blend of classic and fresh, have kept Hanna sailing within the U.S. Top 500 for decades—proof that simple elegance ages like good mango pickle. Short, sweet, and ready to dance with any surname, Hanna is a pocket-sized mantra of grace waiting to be whispered to a newborn.
Pronunciation
German
- Pronunced as HA-nah (/ˈhana/)
British English
- Pronunced as HA-nuh (/ˈhænə/)
American English
- Pronunced as HA-nuh (/ˈhɑnə/)
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Notable People Named Hanna
| Hanna Reitsch was a German test pilot who met Hitler before his death and later denied helping him escape after her capture. |
| Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko - Hanna Kniazieva-Minenko is an Israeli triple and long jumper who previously competed for Ukraine. |
| Hanna Schygulla is a German actress and singer acclaimed for her collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and her award-winning performances, including the Berlin Silver Bear and Cannes Best Actress honors. |
| Hanna Gunilla Marklund is a former Swedish football defender. |
| Hanna Yusuf was a Somali journalist who worked as a reporter and producer for BBC News from 1992 until her death in 2019. |
| Hanna Paulsberg is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer. |
| Hanna Ihorivna Novosad is a Ukrainian politician who served as Minister of Education and Science in the Honcharuk Government. |
| Hanna Marie Klek is a German Woman Grandmaster chess player who won the 2013 German Women's Chess Championship. |
| Hanna Fenichel Pitkin was an American political theorist best known for her influential 1967 book "The Concept of Representation." |
| Hanna Petros was an Iraqi composer and scholar who authored books on oriental music, founded a conservatory in Baghdad, and pioneered the first musical records in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic and composition in Iraq. |
| Hanna Kristina Hedlund is a Swedish singer whose sister Lina is also a singer, and she has a son and a daughter with Martin Stenmarck. |
| Hanna Malyshchyk - Hanna Alyaksandrauna Malyshik is a Belarusian hammer thrower who placed seventh at the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
| Hanna Erikson is a Swedish cross-country skier who won three medals at the 2009 Junior World Championships. |
| Hanna Kuoppala is a retired Finnish ice hockey player who represented Finland in 87 international matches, competing in the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2001 and 2004 World Championships. |
| Hanna Wagenius is a Swedish blogger and politician who chaired the Centre Party Youth from 2011 to 2015 and studied law at Uppsala University. |
